Loss Prevention Advice
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One CAT 3 incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia was reported between 17th – 22nd April 2024.
The incident occurred on board a bulk carrier while berthed at Kuala Tanjung Port, Indonesia. The perpetrators were armed with long knives and special tools, boarded the ship and stole engine spares. The crew was not injured.
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has received a report of a maritime incident occurring 72 nautical miles east-southeast of Djibouti.
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Senegal, and the port of Dakar in particular, continues to be a hotspot for significant fines.
Reports continue to come in of vessels facing fines imposed by the Senegalese customs authorities.
Recent experience suggests the customs authorities’ findings reflect those stated below in our earlier update but noting that they have imposed penalties based on a perceived misdeclaration of CO2 fire extinguishing media on board the calling vessels. To attempt mitigation in such cases, consider declaring CO2 quantities in both number of bottles and weight.
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On 17 April 2024 OFAC issued General License 44A (GL44A) which permits the wind-down of oil and gas operations in Venezuela until 31 May 2024, including “the production, lifting, sale, and exportation of oil or gas from Venezuela, and provision of related goods and services” and transactions involving the state oil company PdVSA. No new activity previously permitted under General License 44 (GL44) may be entered into and the wind-down period therefore only applies to activity authorised by under GL44 before 17 April.