24 maritime news articles about Gard
As discussed in our [previous article](https://gard. no/insights/ship-recycling-norwegian-appeals-court-explores-limits-individual-shipowner-responsibility/), the practice of “beaching” vessels at the end of their useful lives is not illegal in all places and for all shipowners.
While the IMO has given shipowners and operators until 2021 to incorporate cyber risk into ships’ safety management systems, cyber criminals are already at work. Data is an asset and protecting it requires a good balance between confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Following the Mumbai terror attacks in 2011, the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS)in India banned the use of “Thuraya, Iridium and other such satellite phones” in Indian waters.
Amendments to the IMSBC Code will enter into force on 1 January 2019. In this article, Penelope Cooke of Brookes Bell LLP explains how the upcoming amendments will affect vessels carrying coal cargoes.
Updated 30 November 2021 The California State Lands Commission emphasises that the International Anti-Fouling System (AFS) Certificate issued by a vessel’s flag state is not enough to document effectiveness of a vessel’s antifouling coating in terms of preventing the transfer of…
Gard’s investment team grapples with market movements as does any other institutional investor. Our Senior Investment Risk Analyst, Thor Abrahamsen, shares his thoughts about current market volatility.
**Updated 5 February 2019** While all eyes are on 2020 and the introduction of the IMO’s global sulphur cap, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China have already toughened their emission regulations by implementing a local 0. 50% sulphur cap from 1 January 2019.
As the number and density of fishery farms grow in Chinese waters, they pose an increasing danger to the safe navigation of commercial vessels.
The wind down periods have now expired and US secondary sanctions are fully back in force. US sanctions on Iran fully back in force
As of 26 October 2018, the US Coast Guard will impose conditions of entry on vessels that arrive in the country after visiting certain ports in Iraq as one of their last five ports of call.
The deadline for complying with the IMO 2020 sulphur requirements is fast approaching. Many shipowners have already made their decision as to how they will comply with the requirements and have mapped their route to SOx compliance.
The Singapore Maritime Port Authority now take an active role in loss of anchor investigations. Loss of anchors in Singapore waters
Ships can end their life cycle due to old age or their lives can be cut short violently by catastrophic events like groundings, collisions, cargo explosion and fire. Scrapping or recycling of ships after reaching the end of their operational lives will normally be a matter for the owners to arrange.
**Updated 11 December 2018** On 4 December 2018, the President of the United States signed the “Vessel Incidental Discharge Act” into law. Among other, the law extends the validity of the current 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) beyond 18 December 2018, which means that operators of vessels currently without permit co
Shipowners waiting until 2022 to retrofit ballast water management systems may face difficulties, warns major classification society.
Quality of sleep can be as important as quantity in reducing fatigue and sleep quality can be affected by sleep disorders. Should owners and crew managers be taking a closer look at the sleep apnea diagnosis and available treatment responses?
US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals applies a new test for determining whether an oilfield service contract is a maritime contract.
Following our earlier insight on contaminated bunkers, we now focus on the bunker supplier and the supply contract.
History is in the making as the world’s first passive ocean cleaning system passes under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge on its way to rid the Great Pacific Garbage Patch of its 1. 8 trillion pieces of plastic.
Owners and operators should review the wording of their existing charterparties after a recent LMAA arbitration tribunal found that the 2011 Inter-Club Agreement in its entirety was not properly incorporated in an NYPE charterparty.
The recent spate of mechanical failures attributed to poor quality bunkers have resulted in excessive wear, blocking and damage to ships’ fuel systems. It is not known exactly how many vessels have been affected since the issue first surfaced in January 2018, but the number is estimated to be in the hundreds.
**Updated 1 March 2022** In the aftermath of a fall incident in 2018, leading to the death of a ship’s pilot, the US Coast Guard reminded stakeholders of the potential safety hazards associated with the use of gangways and ladders. The incident continues to serve as a useful reminder for ships’ crews not to become com
In light of increasing public and political concern globally over the practice of beaching vessels for dismantling, Gard reviews the current legal regime that may apply to shipowners when considering their recycling options.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the fire and explosion on the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. Gard’s predecessors for our marine & energy portfolios, Storebrand and Vesta, were both heavily involved as leading insurers and in this article we look back at the events flowing from the casualty through