Loss Prevention Advice
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Below you will find a weekly report dated 7 January 2026, covering the period of 1 to 7 January 2026, where the following incidents were reported:
0 maritime security incidents in West Africa in the last 7 days
2 maritime security incidents in the Indian Ocean/Middle East in the last 7 days.
Full advisory at the following link.
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Please note that your Board of Directors has approved the following changes to the Club’s By-Laws and Rules to take effect from February 20, 2026. The relevant amendments and additions are indicated in blue, and any required deletions in red.
Full advisory at the following link.
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From 1 January 2026, SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 31 is amended to reflect and clarify new reporting requirements for the loss or observation of freight containers from ships. The ship’s master, or where the master is unable, the company, will report any loss of freight container without delay to nearby ships and the nearest coastal state. The reporting format is added in SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 32 and will include the information listed below in Table 1.
This amendment also imposes the requirement on ships masters to report any observation of a freight container drifting at sea without delay to nearby ships and the nearest coastal state, following the reporting format listed below in table 2.
Shipowners are recommended to update their procedures and reporting format(s) as necessary to meet these requirements. Below are some tables that can be used as a guideline to assist with reporting the loss or observation of freight containers.
https://britanniapandi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Loss-or-Observation-of-Freight-Containers.pdf
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted significant amendments to the International Grain Code through Resolution MSC.552(108), which will take effect on 1 January 2026 and will be applicable to both new and existing ships. These changes introduce a new optional loading condition aimed at improving flexibility and safety in the carriage of grain in bulk.
KEY AMENDMENTS
The Grain Code currently recognises three loading conditions:
- Filled compartments, trimmed
- Filled compartments, untrimmed
- Partly filled compartments