🚫 Prohibition of PFOS in Fire-Fighting Foams: What You Need to Know
Fire-fighting foams have been essential for tackling high-intensity fires, especially petroleum and chemical fires. However, growing environmental and health concerns…
STCW & STCW-F: What’s New for Seafarers? Mandatory Training on Preventing Violence, Harassment, Bullying & Assault at Sea
In May 2024, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted major amendments to the STCW Code and the STCW-F Convention—two cornerstone…
Step-by-Step Procedure for Cargo Weight Calculation
Introduction Crude oil tankers carry massive quantities of crude oil from production terminals to refineries worldwide. Accurate cargo calculations are…
Impact of Weather Conditions on Charter Performance Claims
Under a time charter trip from South Africa to China, Owners warranted the vessel’s performance in good weather conditions. The…
Understanding Speed and Performance Claims in Time Charterparty Disputes
It is common for an element of speed and performance claims to be included in final hire disputes at the…
Hold Cleaning
Hold cleaning disputes are not infrequent and can result in the need for multiple surveys and significant delays and costs. This…
Ecdis Enc Correction
Updating ENC Data: ENCs are updated by weekly ‘Notices to Mariners’ issued by Hydrographic Offices / Regional ENC co-ordination centers…
Bulk Carrier Choff Role During Cargo Ops
Draught survey: Before the start of loading the chief mate will normally undertake a draught survey. If an independent surveyor…
Charterparty Incorporated
Which charterparty is being incorporated into a bill of lading • It is important to identify exactly which charterparty the…
Free Water
How does water get into crude oil cargo tanks? Extraction The starting point when considering sources and mechanisms for the…