Marine Liability
The latest liability related news, regulation and analysis from the marine insurance sector. Updates of the changes all classes of marine and related support operations.
- Marine accident round-up : 22nd May 2018 May 22, 2018General cargo ship Yashma (IMO 9555357) sailed "a strange course" on its way into the port of Frederiksværk on May 16th, a pilot reported. The vessel was arriving from Kaliningrad ...
- Seafarers will continue to receiving wages if held by pirates May 22, 2018Seafarers who are being held captive as a result of an act of piracy or armed robbery against ships will continue to receive their wages and entitlements during their period of captivity....
- The ongoing problems associated with Ogden – Shipowners’ Club May 22, 2018From March 20th 2017, the discount rate applied when calculating compensation for future losses in personal injury claims was reduced from the 2.5% rate set in 2001 to -0.75%.....
- Australian politician moves to ban live sheep exports May 22, 2018Australian backbencher Sussan Ley has introduced legislation to the Australian parliament to ban the export of live sheep. Her move came after the death of 2,400 animals on a ship bound …..
- Marine accident round-up : 21st May 2018 May 21, 2018General cargo ship Fluvius Tavy (IMO 9501710) allided with drilling rig Maersk Giant (IMO 8415768) in the port of Esbjerg, southwest Denmark, on May 17th. The coaster was on its way into the ….
- Smit Salvage reports busy H2 2017 and Q1 2018 May 21, 2018Salvage company Smit Salvage, part of Boskalis group has reported a busy second half of 2017 and start to 2018 ….
- Salvage ship arrives for Kea Trader work May 21, 2018Chinese salvage ship Ju-Li (IMO 9648568) arrived in the port of Nouméa, New Caledonia, on May 14th to begin salvage work on stricken container feeder vessel Kea Trader....
- Removal of Hephaestus from beach underway from today May 21, 2018The removal of service ship Hephaestus (IMO 6519326) from Qawra beach, Malta, is scheduled to start today, May 21st, according to Transport Malta. It follows the approval of the wreck-removal ….
- A million “ghost” containers allegedly sold by P&R Group May 21, 2018Managers of now-insolvent P&R Group are being investigated after it was discovered the investment firm appeared to have sold nearly one million more shipping containers than it owned ….
- Investigating countries divided on cause of Sanchi disaster May 21, 2018The committee investigating the collision between Iranian oil tanker Sanchi (IMO 9356608) and freighter CF Crystal (IMO 9497050) off the coast of China has disagreed as to where blame for.....