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.
- Four missing after offshore construction platform partially capsizes July 28, 2021The partial capsizing of offshore construction platform Sheng Ping 001 (IMO 9678965) on July 25th in Guangdong, China has left four people missing, with 63 rescued ....
- Moscow plans significant expansion of trans-Arctic shipping July 28, 2021The Russian government has announced its intention to increase annual transit volumes on the Arctic Northern Sea Route, pushing it up from the currently modest 1.3m tons (in 2020) to a far more .....
- Aden Ports Corp facing difficulties in floating of sunken oil ship July 28, 2021The Aden Ports Corporation has admitted to encountering problems in the attempted refloating of tanker Dia 1 (IMO 7415400), which sank off the port of Aden in southern Yemen last week ....
- New pre-arrival reporting requirements in Taiwan for Changhua Wind Farm Channel July 28, 2021New rules in Taiwan will require vessels intending to pass through the Changhua Wind Farm Channel to notify the Marine Port Bureau in advance, reports North of England Club, citing Taiwan ....
- Delta Covid case numbers rise on containership in New Zealand July 28, 2021New Zealand health officials have confirmed additional cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on board containership Mattina (IMO 9315915), bringing the total number of confirmed cases on the ....
- Pakistan authorities plan to remove fuel from stranded ship July 28, 2021Pakistan authorities have said that they plan to remove fuel from deck cargo ship Heng Tong 77 (IMO 8662361), which lost its anchors and drifted in shallow waters near Sindh ....
- ACX Crystal collision with USS Fitzgerald raises important US legal point July 28, 2021A US 5th Circuit is to consider the test for federal courts to exercise jurisdiction over foreign defendants in maritime cases. Standard Club General Counsel Gina Venezia has reported on the .....
- Marine accident round-up : 28th July 2021 July 28, 2021General cargo ship Maxima (IMO 9882061), which was berthed at Waalhaven, Rotterdam, developed a heavy starboard side list during the evening of July 21st, possibly caused by water ingress in ....
- Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) in Australia July 27, 2021The American Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is to run a Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) that will concentrate on safety of navigation. It will run from August 1st to September 30th ....
- Indian union says China stopping Indian seafarers from entering July 27, 2021Mumbai-based All India Seafarers Union has said in a tweet that the Chinese government "is not allowing all those ships to enter into the port". It also said that Indonesia was opening up to .....