China’s zero-tolerance for COVID-19 and stringent border control continue to have serious consequences for crews and ships calling at the country’s ports - particularly if crew members have tested positive for COVID-19, highlights the Gard Club.
Read moreNavigation on parts of the Yangtze River by international-trading vessels has come to an abrupt halt following the Covid-19 quarantining of local pilots, write Gard Club's experts Michal Jorek and Bruce Liu.
Read moreAccording to Gard, its local correspondent in Brazil, Representacoes Proinde, informs that the global shortage of containers and port congestions are driving shipments of bagged refined Brazilian sugar back to bulk carriers.
Read moreRobert Skaare Senior Claims Executive at Gard Club focuses on the damage resulting from over pressurization of liquid cargo tanks.
Read moreDraft surveys of bulk cargoes are a means of checking that the shipper's figures inserted in the bill of lading are correct.
Read moreMasters and crews are urged to stay vigilant and implement proper security procedures to prevent unlawful access to their vessel while in South African ports.
Read moreAfter reports of an attempted military coup in Guinea, shipowners and operators are advised to exercise caution if their vessels are calling at any port in the country.
Read moreAmid violent political unrest in South Africa, port operators have declared force majeure for the port of Durban, while Richards Bay has resumed operations at reduced capacity, the Gard Club informed.
Read moreWhen accidents occur whilst a vessel is under pilotage, the cause is generally a collective underperformance of the bridge team, and it is recognized that the ships’ masters and officers will also have played a part, the Gard P&I Club said.
Read moreA Gard Member recently experienced an incident of cargo failure involving Bauxite loaded in Guyana.
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