As in previous years and in accordance with International Group practice, the Club is required to carry out condition surveys of seagoing tankers aged 10 years or more if they carried heavy fuel oil (HFO) as cargo during the previous

The general principles of contractual interpretation are easy to state, but the application of such principles appears to be deceivingly simple, given the recent string of differing English decisions that demonstrated the various judicial approaches to contractual interpretation.

The current troubled

The United States Coastguard (USCG) has issued a notice on the safety considerations for simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) during LNG fuel transfer operations

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. is pleased to announce the extensive repair of the Perama floating dock “Piraeus I” is being completed today, June 22nd. Upon its completion, all four existing docks are in full operation after the extensive maintenance works

At its 50th meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2016 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations. These lists will take effect from 1 July 2017.

The “White, Grey and Black (WGB) List”

A proposal was aired last week at the 98th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 98) to make it mandatory to include the flashpoint on the bunker delivery note (BDN).

The proposal was put forward to plenary on the final

Under the auspices of the IMarEST UAE branch, Verifavia Shipping from France sponsored a technical meeting on the EU MRV regulation. The event was attended by 80 delegates from the Middle East & Indian subcontinent maritime fraternity.

At the onset, Nikeel

Knutsen OAS Shipping, the Norwegian operator, has ordered 4 × MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI engines with EGR systems in connection with the construction of two 180,000 m3 LNG tanker newbuildings. Upon delivery in 2020, the vessels will transport cargoes worldwide for

This Brief provides highlights of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee’s 98th session, which met from June 7 to 16, 2017. A more extensive report on MSC 98, the ABS International Regulatory News Update, will be released on receipt of the formal

Subsequent to previous alerts issued by Gard on Singapore’s adoption of mandatory bunker control and the new bunkering procedures, this article addresses some of the issues faced by our Members and clients when taking bunkers in Singapore following the implementation