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2019-04
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.
17
2019-04
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.
09
2019-04
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.
02
2019-04
LP 09/2019 Inspections on Asian Gypsy Moth in North American Ports
A joint notice was recently issued by the USDA and CFIA to inform the industry of strengthened inspections at North American ports in 2019 flight season.
15
2019-03
LP 08/2019 A Defective Passage Plan May Render a Vessel Unseaworthy
The recent Admiralty Court decision of Alize 1954 v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG (The CMA CGM LIBRA) [2019] EWHC 481 (Admlty) (8 March 2019) may develop into a common opinion that a defective passage plan makes a vessel unseaworthy.