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Passage planning and seaworthiness Capt. Hiroshi Sekine, Senior Loss Prevention Executive examines the importance of good preparation and passage planning following the recent CMA CGM Libra grounding…

QCR Summer 2020: Ocean Prefect Shipping Ltd v Dampskibsselskabet Norden AS Is a report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) admissible in an unsafe port claim in a London LMAA…

QCR Summer 2020: Alize 1954 and CMA CGM SA v. Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG & Others (CMA CGM Libra) Defective passage plan can make a vessel unseaworthy The first instance decision of this…

Panama Canal - Increase of maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks - from 8 July 2020

International Summit on Impact of COVID-19 on Crew Changes - 13 countries pledge action The UK hosted an international maritime virtual summit on 9 July on the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes. 15…

Covid-19: Deviation cargo liability cover now available With Covid-19 restrictions on travel and port operations, UK Club Members may be required to deviate from normal voyage routes to exchange…

Japan accedes to the Bunker Convention and the Wreck Removal Convention, in force from 1 October 2020 On 1 July, 2020, Japan deposited its instruments of accession to the International Convention on…

Webinar: Catastrophic Machinery Failure The UK P&I Club held a webinar on the significant topic of machinery operations and their impact on P&I claims. Webinar Overview This session…

Press Release: Fumihiko Shimizu appointed new President of Thomas Miller KK Thomas Miller, the international provider of market leading insurance, professional and investment services and manager of…

Mississippi Rising - Considerations from a Claims Perspective As Mark Twain once aptly stated, "The Mississippi River will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do…