Maritime Reader

MARITIMEINTELLIGENCEDAILY11 MAY 2026 MONDAY

March 2009

9 articles

P&I / InsuranceWest of England·about 17 years ago

Piracy - Best Management Practices

In response to the many piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden, several industry organisations including the International Chamber of Shipping, the International Ma

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P&I / InsuranceSkuld·about 17 years ago

The Gypsy moth flies again!

The presence of Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) egg mass has recently caused a vessel entered with our association to be ordered off the national waters of Canada after AGM was found on board the vessel on inspection at Vancouver, British Colombia. Following cleaning and re-inspection the vessel was considered clean and was al

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P&I / InsuranceSkuld·about 17 years ago

Basic Contract Management and Claims Handling

This is an outline of some of the basic measures for dealing with contract management and claims handling in shipping companies. It is outside the scope of this outline to go into any great detail about the  organisation  of a shipping company’s claims handling.

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P&I / InsuranceSkuld·about 17 years ago

Discharge of Oily Substances

Recently the Dutch public prosecutor imposed a fine on a ship owner for an alleged illegal discharge in the Mediterranean Sea. Bilge water was discharged using an oil water separator (OWS) which was not equipped with an alarm and stopping device.

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P&I / InsuranceSkuld·about 17 years ago

EU Insurance Directive

Circular issued by International Group clubs EU - Directive on the Insurance of Shipowners for Maritime Claims (Formerly the Civil Liability Directive) On 10 March the European Parliament adopted the Third Maritime Safety Package, including the Directive on the Insurance Directive (formerly the Civil Liability Directiv

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P&I / InsuranceSkuld·about 17 years ago

LMAA arbitration - new intermediate claims procedure

The LMAA is a well established and much used forum for resolving disputes for the shipping industry. LMAA arbitration has until now been available as a “full” arbitration, but for claims below a certain amount (usually agreed to be USD 50,000) the Small Claims Procedure has been available.