LP 16/2019 ACP Updates Vessel Requirements for Panama Canal Transit
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has recently issued a number of notices to remind that vessels arriving at Canal waters must comply with requirements regarding steering light controls, deck cooling, draft limitations and etc. for the safety of Canal personnel and facilities, as well as Canal operations.
LP 14/2019 Seizure of Cargo by Local Customs – Whether Time Lost Caused by “Government Interference”
In a recent appeal – Sucden Middle-East v Yagci Denizcilik Ve Ticaret Ltd Sirketi (The MV “Muammer Yagci”) [2018] EWHC 3873 (Comm), a delay in discharge resulting from the seizure of the cargo by local custom authorities was believed to be caused by government interferences and the charterer is exempted from the demurrage.
LP 13/2019 Bagged Cargo Shortages due to Pilferage in West Africa
Shortages involving bagged food cargoes have been recently reported in several West African ports.
LP 12/2019 Anchoring OPLs off Singapore is No Longer an Option
Mariners are now prohibited from anchoring at the eastern and western Singapore OPLs and may be detained or fined.
LP 11/2019 Masters to Carefully Review the SOF Prior to Departure
Statement of Facts (SOF) is a very important document upon which charterers’ claims for off-hire and operators’ calculation for demurrage are based.