Gard's Loss Prevention Executive Asia, Singapore, Siddharth Mahajan and Senior Claims Adviser, London, Louis Shepherd note that the 2020 transition has been smoother than many predicted but not without challenges.

In the following article, Capt. Siddharth Mahajan, Loss Prevention Executive Asia, Singapore, at the Gard P&I Club, discusses challenges associated with the use of scrubbers as one of the two most popular options for compliance with IMO 2020 and shares preventive recommendations for scrubber-related breakdowns.

In the first four months of 2022, several ships faced serious operational issues caused by contaminated HSFO bunkers stemmed in Singapore. In that regard, Mr. Siddharth Mahajan, Gard (Singapore) Pte. Ltd says that the question we need to ask ourselves is the following: are we better positioned to respond to such issues today than in the past?

Kunal Pathak, Team Leader, Claims, Arendal; Siddharth Mahajan, Loss Prevention Manager Asia, Singapore; Helge A. Nordahl, Vice President, Analytics, Oslo; Are Solum, Team Leader, Claims, Arendal, of Gard P&I Club explore the subject of container losses, in relation to insurance claims.