Loss Prevention Advice
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A long history of providing liability insurance for owners and operators of tugs and barges.
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The United Nations’ shipping agency on Wednesday adopted a resolution targeting illicit shipping practices from the so-called unregulated “shadow fleet” in an effort to clamp down on unsafe activities at sea.
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Fresh attacks on vessels in the Red Sea are raising insurance premiums for ships in the region and menacing commerce in a conduit for 12% of world trade.
War-risk premiums for some vessels have been climbing since shortly after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in early October, according to people involved in the market. Though the increases haven’t been big, they are a sign of the growing threat to merchant shipping in the waterway.
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Guidelines regarding gangway and accommodation ladder inspection and maintenance.
Regulatory Requirements
IMO adopted SOLAS regulation II1/3-9 concerning the ‘Means of embarkation on and disembarkation from ships’, which entered into force on the 1st January 2010. The new regulation refers to the construction, installation, maintenance and testing requirements as detailed in MSC.1/Circ.1331 ‘Guidelines for Construction, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection / Survey of Means of Embarkation and Disembarkation’.