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2016-11
LP 108/2016 Increasing limits under the amended 1996 protocol of the LLMC 28 November, 2016
On 30 November 2016, the limits of a ship owners’ liability for a maritime claim in the UK will rise by 51%, when the amended 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 comes into force in the UK.
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2016-10
LP 100/2016 Shipments of Yellow Peas and Rape Seed, Odessa - Ukraine
Signum Services are currently investigating a case involving large scale theft of cargo involving shipments of Yellow Peas and Rape Seed from Ukraine to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
12
2016-10
LP 92/2016 Ukraine - Ecologists continue to attack the vessels – Update 26.09.2016
Further to our previous reports unfortunately we have to inform you that ecological inspection officials’ attacks on foreign ships calling at the Ukrainian ports have been recently getting even worse.
11
2016-10
LP 91/2016 Philippines: Nickel ore risks from Mindanao
Members are advised that the political situation in Mindanao is presently very tense (see below map illustrating locations for nickel ore loading in the region).
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2016-09
LP 89/2016 Dakar Senegal - advice for avoiding customs fines and stowaways
We have noted over the last weeks an increasing amount of fines of various types being inflicted by the Senegalese Customs Authorities who appear to be applying the existing Customs Code with increased vigour and are paying closer attention to the details contained in each ship's declarations of manifests, ship stores and bunkers.