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Seafarers' human rights should be recognised and protected, argues Mr. Neil Henderson, Senior Executive, Industry Liaison, Gard P&I Club.

Gard informed that its local correspondent in Egypt, El Hamamsy Marine Services, reported an increase in cases where seafarers have been detained for carrying prohibited items, such as drones and other “suspicious” electronic devices, in their luggage when embarking or disembarking ships in the country.

After the ship MT Heroic Idun was arrested by authorities of Equatorial Guinea at the behest of Nigerian authorities for alleged theft of crude oil from Nigeria, the 26 crew members on board are reported to have experiencing an extremely stressful period. 

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Gard have signed an Impact Partnership Agreement, committing to a five-year collaboration to accelerate decarbonisation of the maritime industry.

Mrs Alice Amundsen, Senior Adviser, Gard P&I Club, talks about the new path of her career six years ago, when she decided to focus on seafarers' health and life and involve in the development of a digital medical app guide tailored for crew onboard. 

Chinese Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) is China’s comprehensive law that sets rules regarding data privacy and the protection and applies to the processing of personal information and sensitive personal information within the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

While the Indian Ocean piracy ‘High Risk Area’ will be removed on 1 January 2023, regional conflicts, heightened military activity, and increased political tensions continue to pose threats to merchant vessels operating in this geographic area, warns US MARAD.

Gard Club reports an increase in enquiries and contractual disputes concerning the carriage of Russian export and/or origin crude oil and petroleum products, to third countries.

Gard announced that it is joining the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), a network of more than 170 global companies working together to combat corruption in the maritime industry.

In this article, Siddharth Mahajan, Senior Loss Prevention Executive, Singapore, Gard, Svend Leo Larsen, Senior Claims Adviser, Bergen, Gard, and Kim Watle, Senior Business Analyst, Oslo, Gard analyze the cause of fires in engine rooms.