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.
- MSC containership dragged anchor near broken San Pedro Bay pipeline in January, say investigators October 19, 2021An MSC containership has been identified as a "party of interest" by investigators of the broken pipeline off the coast of southern California, which leaked oil in significant amounts at the ....
- South Africa’s Richards Bay bulk terminal declares force majeure October 19, 2021South African monopoly port operator Transnet declared a force majeure on Friday October 15th at its Richards Bay Bulk Terminal following a fire that broke out at the port on Wednesday .....
- Swedish Club achieved surplus in a tough year: Tysers October 19, 2021Broker Tysers has now released its annual assessment of the P&I Market and, in particular, the International Group Clubs. IMN will be summarizing the individual clubs over the coming days ....
- Draft surveys – a critical tool to defend dry bulk cargo shortage claims October 19, 2021Gard has updated an old article on the benefits of draft surveys, noting that they remained a means of checking that the shipper's figures inserted in the bill of lading are correct ....
- ECDIS over-reliance and poor bridge resource management led to a vessel grounding October 19, 2021In the latest instalment of American Club's "Good Catch" initiative, the club reported on an incident of over-reliance on ECDIS and poor Bridge Resource Management (BRM) leading to a vessel .....
- Marine accident round-up : 19th October 2021 October 19, 2021General cargo ship Fortune (IMO 9160944) was reported to have drifted aground during the afternoon of October 17th on the northern coast of Jibei island, Penghu Islands, Taiwan .....
- Longshoreman rescued after long fall into hold of cargo ship October 18, 2021New Orleans firefighters last week rescued a longshoreman who somehow survived a fall into the hold of a cargo ship of between 60ft and 100ft. At about 17:30 last Tuesday October 12th New Orleans ....
- Gard warns of hazards in booming container market October 18, 2021Are Solum, Gard senior claims adviser based in Arendal, Norway, has warned that there is a flipside to the currently booming container market. "The turbulent market comes at a cost, and now is ....
- Steamship probably pleased with growth in tonnage, says Tysers October 18, 2021Broker Tysers has now released its annual assessment of the P&I Market and, in particular, the International Group Clubs. IMN will be summarizing the individual clubs over the coming days ....
- A comparative review of BIMCO’s WINDTIME and SUPPLYTIME October 18, 2021Shipowners Club has published a detailed comparison of WINDTIME and SUPPLYTIME. In 2013 BIMCO issued their standard time Charterparty form, WINDTIME, which was designed for ....