Latest news from the marine insurance sector

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• Report of suspected pirate approach off Ghana September 25, 2020
  There could be a danger that the zone of activity for pirates in the Gulf of Guinea is spreading further, if reports of a possible approach by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off Ghana are ....
• Abuse of process issue estoppel applies equally within the same arbitral proceedings. No second bites! September 25, 2020
  Quadrant Chambers reports on a marine case (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering v Songa Offshore Equinox Ltd [2020] EWHC 2353 (TCC)) in which Simon Rainey QC acted on behalf of ....
• UK announces heroin seizure at Port of Felixstowe September 25, 2020
  UK authorities have announced the seizure of what they described as one of the largest ever shipments of heroin intercepted. The interception was at the port of Felixstowe aboard container ....
• Singapore revises crew change rules September 25, 2020
  In a marine circular dated September 22nd Singapore's MPA reviewed the requirements and revised the protocols for sign-on crew, including those who have previously tested positive for ....
• IMO, UN, call on governments to act on shipping crew crisis September 25, 2020
  On September 21st during an extraordinary session of the Maritime Safety Committee the IMO again passed a resolution calling on all governments to take urgent action to resolve the humanitarian ....
• MS Amorella arrives in port after refloating September 25, 2020
  Viking Line ferry MS Amorella (IMO 8601915) arrived at the Port of Langnas on September 24th after being refloated from Jarso in the Aland Islands, Finland. Viking Line said earlier that the .....
• Smit Singapore still working to get VLCC New Diamond to port September 25, 2020
  Two weeks after a fire on VLCC New Diamond (IMO 9191424) was extinguished by navy teams from Sri Lanka and India, salvage crews from Smit Singapore continued to work on a plan for the ship ....
• Cargo ship in collision with Russian Navy vessel September 25, 2020
  Refrigerated Cargo Ship Ice Rose (IMO 8311106) collided with a Russian warship on Wednesday September 23rd, near the Oresund Bridge, which links Denmark and Sweden. The Russian warship was ....
• Golden Ray ballast level “non-compliant” says naval architect September 25, 2020
  A naval architect testified to the hearing on the capsizing of car carrier Golden Ray (IMO 9775816) in St Simon's Sound last September that on September 22nd the Golden Ray’s ballast level ....
• Maersk to ship cargo between UAE and Israel September 25, 2020
  Denmark-based Maersk has said it would now transport ocean cargo between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. Earlier this month Israel and the UAE signed an agreement to normalize relations ....