Yesterday, in a flurry of typing, I managed to refer to “Damien Carr” at Ark Syndicates. It is of course “Darren Carr”, as I well know. Apologies to Darren for the error in nomenclature.
A 48-year-old crew member of Indonesian origin died on October 13th after falling ill aboard chemical / oil products tanker Paramita (IMO 9162112) while it was anchored at Hazira, Gujarat, India. The captain noticed the man during the early evening. He called the local shipping agent, Himani Shipping, which transported Yuli to the BAPS Hospital in Adajan. However, the doctor on duty declared him brought dead at about 19:00 local time. Primary reports suggested that he died of natural causes. The Hazira police have registered an accidental death case and launched an investigation.
1998-built, South Korea-flagged, 6,270 gt Paramita is owned and managed by Jeil International Co Ltd of Busan, South Korea. It is entered with Japan Club (Tokyo Office in charge) on behalf of Jeil International Co Ltd. As of October 16th it was at Hazira Anchorage, Gujarat, north-west India.
London, UK-based international sector-focused legal firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has announced the publication of the third edition of ‘The Law of Ship Mortgages’, written by Partner Charles Buss, recently retired Partner David Osborne and Knowledge Counsel Joanne Champkins. ”This third edition was written with the ever-increasing sanctions and their impact on shipping and ship finance in mind, as well as the continued regulation around emissions. It includes new chapters on pre-delivery security, security over shares, the increasingly important topic of ship leasing as a method of finance and a clause-by-clause analysis of the Institute of Mortgagees’ Interest Insurance Clauses 1997”, WFW said.
A significant fire that broke out on Tuesday October 15th at an oil tank in Venezuela’s La Salina terminal, operated by state company PDVSA, had been extinguished by Wednesday, authorities said. The fire broke out during a storm at the facility, which s near Venezuela’s western city of Cabimas PDVSA uses it to store crude and to ship it between domestic ports. The fire left caused 24 employees and nearby workers/residents to suffer minor injuries/ neighbours with minor injuries. Two explosions and the hot temperatures appeared to have impacted the tank’s structure. “It was declared completely extinguished” said Cabimas firefighters chief Mufid Houmeidan. Crews were continuing to cool off the tank with water. PDVSA confirmed the incident on Wednesday at crude tank 75012 and said firefighters stopped the fire from extending to other deposits. The neighbouring Bajo Grande oil-exporting terminal was not affected.