Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Marine accident round-up : 23rd April 2018 April 23, 2018Only two weeks after a reserve gate had been inserted into the southern lock of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau, subsequent to the allision of container ship Akacia (IMO 9315020) with the Great ....
- New methodologies developed to address “human error” factor April 23, 2018With human error seen as the primary cause of 80% of maritime accidents, Dr Rabiul Islam, a researcher from the University of Tasmania's Australian Maritime College, has developed new ....
- MSC stops trading with sanctions-hit Russian entities April 23, 2018Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said last week that it had stopped any new trade with Russian entities targeted by US sanctions, Reuters reports ....
- Lloyd’s Syndicate Results 2017 (14): StarStone Syndicate 1301 April 23, 2018With the 2017 numbers for the Lloyd's syndicates now in, IMN over the next few weeks will report on the marine numbers for those syndicates with a significant interest in this area....
- Libya: Tanker owners and crew at risk when trading oil in Libya April 23, 2018Correspondents Shtewi Legal and Pandi Services in Tripoli have informed P&I Clubs of problems that shipowners might face while trading oil in Libya .....
- New measures for prevention and control of ship pollution in Tianjin Port April 23, 2018Japan Club has informed members of new pollution measures in Tianjin Port. Hong Kong Reman Marine Services Co, a specialist in sludge disposal, tank cleaning and oil spill emergency response ....
- UK Club updates members on Brazilian visa requirements for seafarers April 23, 2018Correspondent Proinde has updated UK P&I Club on Brazil's new migration law, implemented in November 2017, and its impact on seafarers ....
- LNG tanker accused of Northern Sea Route violation April 23, 2018LNG tanker Boris Vilkitsky (IMO 9768368) has been accused of violating the Northern Sea Route (NSR) Navigational Safety Rules by entering the Kara Sea while suffering from serious ....
- Shipowners’ Club reports “steady year” April 23, 2018Shipowners’ Club has said that, despite challenging market conditions to both the insurance and shipping sectors, it had achieved a "positive" result for year ending December 31st 2017 ...
- Marine accident round-up : 20th April 2018 April 20, 2018An initial investigation report on the allision of container ship Tolten (IMO 9612870) with container ship Hamburg Bay (IMO 9332872) has found a faulty gear and a delayed response as causes .....
