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October 2021

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ContainerWGOW Shipping (YouTube)·over 4 years ago

The Shipping Crisis From a Ship | What's Going On With Shipping?

October 31, 2021 On this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, host Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor of Maritime History, Security and Industry Policy - discusses the Shipping Crisis from the deck plates of a ship,

AccidentsMarine Insight (YouTube)·over 4 years ago

Bulkheads In Ships

#bulkhead #shipbulkhead #watertightbulkhead #collisionbulkhead Bulkheads in ships are upright walls within the hull of a ship with a purpose to increase the structural rigidity of the vessel and divide functional areas into the cargo hold, accommodation, etc. They create watertight compartments that can contain water

Steamship Mutual
P&I / InsuranceSteamship Mutual·over 4 years ago

Press Release: Steamship Mutual Financial Update and 2022 Renewal

Home Publications Press Releases Press Release: Steamship Mutual Financial Update and 2022 Renewal Press Release: Steamship Mutual Financial Update and 2022 Renewal Publications At the Steamship Mutual Board Meeting held in London on 26 October 2021, the Directors reviewed the Club’s financial position and decided on t

P&I / InsuranceWest of England·over 4 years ago

S&P Reaffirms West’s A- Rating

Home News and Resources News News 25 Oct, 2021 S&P Reaffirms West’s A- Rating Tom Bowsher Group CEO S&P have reaffirmed the Club’s interactive rating as A-, but takes firm action across the International Group with virtually all IG Clubs placed on negative outlook.    Download PDF We are pleased to re

Dry BulkWest of England·over 4 years ago

Carriage of Containers on Dry Bulk Vessels - Things to consider

Home News and Resources News Loss Prevention 21 Oct, 2021 Carriage of Containers on Dry Bulk Vessels - Things to consider Mark Dunbar Surveys Manager Further to Notice to Members No. 6 2021/2022 the Club continues to receive queries about this trade and especially how it may be carried out safely.

GeneralNautical Institute (YouTube)·over 4 years ago

Giving Voice to GMDSS

A deep dive into the benefits of using Iridium's GMDSS in terms of both capability and coverage. Hear from Wouter Deknopper, Vice President & General Manager of the maritime line of business at Iridium Communications Inc; Kyle Hurst, Director of Maritime Safety and Security Services for Iridium Communications Inc, and

P&I / InsuranceUK P&I Club·over 4 years ago

Circular 09/21: General Meeting Reports

At the Annual General Meeting held in Zurich on Monday 18th October, the proposed resolutions in the agenda were put to the Members and were adopted by the m...

OffshoreWest of England·over 4 years ago

Taiwan - New Pre-Arrival Reporting Requirements for the Changhua Wind Farm Channel

Home News and Resources News Loss Prevention 20 Oct, 2021 Taiwan - New Pre-Arrival Reporting Requirements for the Changhua Wind Farm Channel Emma MacCarthy Loss Prevention Officer From the 26 October 2021, all vessels (excluding Taiwanese military vessels, government and fishing vessels registered under the Taiwanese f

P&I / InsuranceUK P&I Club·over 4 years ago

New PRC Civil Code: impact on guarantees

The new Civil Code of the People's Republic of China came into effect from 1st January, 2021, bringing in numerous changes to the rules governing civil dispu...

P&I / InsuranceSkuld·over 4 years ago

Bunker procurement

We have recently seen an uptake of bunker quality disputes between our members and bunker suppliers.

P&I / InsuranceWest of England·over 4 years ago

Parched Paraná

This year has seen a series of extreme weather events, including snowstorms in Texas, a heat dome in the American northwest, record temperatures in Moscow, melt

ABS
ClassificationABS·over 4 years ago

PSC Quarterly Report Q3 2021

1 of 27 Q3 2021 ABS PORT STATE CONTROL QUARTERLY REPORT 2 of 27 ABS Commitment American Bureau of Shipping (hereinafter “ABS”) is the premier classification society in the world. The focus of ABS is to provide classification services to promote the common safety, environmental and regulatory interests of its members a

OffshoreShipowners' Club·over 4 years ago

A comparative review of BIMCO's WINDTIME and SUPPLYTIME

Emergency Contact A comparative review of BIMCO's WINDTIME and SUPPLYTIME Home Latest updates News A comparative review of BIMCO's WINDTIME and SUPPLYTIME 15 Oct 2021 Download Sign up for alerts In 2013, BIMCO issued their standard time Charterparty form, WINDTIME, which is designed for the purpose of transferring wind

P&I / InsuranceWest of England·over 4 years ago

New Claims video series launched together with Bills of Lading resource library

Home News and Resources News News 14 Oct, 2021 New Claims video series launched together with Bills of Lading resource library Our Claims team today launch their Introduction to Bills of Lading video, the first in a series of videos aimed at providing helpful guidance to Members on several key topics. Download PDF An

P&I / InsuranceWest of England·over 4 years ago

West announces 15% general increase in response to market conditions

Home News and Resources News News 14 Oct, 2021 West announces 15% general increase in response to market conditions London, 14 October 2021 – The Board of the West of England P&I Club has today announced a 15% general increase for mutual P&I and FD&D Members. This reflects another challenging year for the

P&I / InsuranceWest of England·over 4 years ago

COVID-19 Outbreaks

Home News and Resources News Loss Prevention 12 Oct, 2021 COVID-19 Outbreaks Simon Hodgkinson Global Head of Loss Prevention The Club has seen an increase in Covid outbreaks occurring on our Members’ vessels. Below are a series of questions that Members can use as an aide de memoir, which will assist in the analysis o

AccidentsWGOW Shipping (YouTube)·over 4 years ago

What The Ship Is Going On - October 11, 2021 | What's Going on With Shipping?

On this episode of What's Going On With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - the chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor in Maritime History, Security, and Industry Policy - highlights the Top 5 stories from the previous week. 00:00-01:10 Intro 01:10-

P&I / InsuranceWest of England·over 4 years ago

World Mental Health Day 2021 - Mental Health in an Unequal World

Home News and Resources News Loss Prevention 11 Oct, 2021 World Mental Health Day 2021 - Mental Health in an Unequal World Emma Forbes-Gearey Loss Prevention Officer The World Health Organisation (WHO) theme for World Mental Health Day 2021 is 'Mental health care for all'.   Download PDF The organisation stated th

ContainerWGOW Shipping (YouTube)·over 4 years ago

Amazon Prime's Container Ship: From China to Texas | What's Going on With Shipping?

On this episode of What's Going on with Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor in courses in Maritime History, Security, and Industry Policy - discusses the voyage of MV Star Lygra from China to Houston, Texas with