BUNKER CONVENTION IN FORCE
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THE International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 came into effect last Friday. The Convention was adopted to ensure that adequate, prompt, and effective compensation is available to persons who suffer damage caused by spills of oil, when carried as fuel in ships’ bunkers. The Convention applies to damage caused on [...]
Report warns Somali piracy threat to world trade
NAIROBI: World trade faces major disruption if Somali piracy is unchecked and allowed to be co-opted by extremists and maritime routes could be gradually diverted, a report released on Thursday said.
London-based think tank Chatham House warned in a briefing paper that the international community needed to take swift action as pirates were rapidly improving [...]
EU lawmakers clear tougher safety rules
European Union lawmakers approved a series of proposals to strengthen shipping safety and prevent oil spills but the package still faces tough negotiations with the bloc’s governments.
The European Parliament’s package will clearly define tougher duties for states under whose flags ships operate and will clarify vessel owners’ liability and insurance obligations.
The proposed rules would also [...]
Tanker collision tape shows tugboat repeatedly warned.
(NEW ORLEANS) The pilot of a massive tanker involved in a collision on the Mississippi River repeatedly warns a tugboat pushing a barge to get out of the way, but no one on the smaller boat responds, according to radio transmissions released on Saturday by the Coast Guard.
The July 23 wreck caused thousands of gallons [...]
