Tag: Gard Club

As most fires on board ships start in the engine room, Gard P&I Club highlights the main aspects associated with fire safety of engine rooms, based on observations made during condition surveys of vessels entered with Gard.

According to Gard, so far in 2024, the IMB PRC has not reported any occurrences of piracy or armed robbery at Callao, Peru.

According to Gard Club, Cefor, the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers, shares Gard's concern about the rising number of stern tube-related damage claims.

As Gard P&I Club informs, Australia can impose substantial fines on foreign shipowners if they fail to pay additional ‘top up’ crew wages when a ship carries cargo between ports in Australia.

Lone Hellevik, Senior Security Adviser of Gard P&I Club highlights that cybersecurity is vital to the maritime industry, and yet vulnerabilities are increasingly being exploited by criminals. In this article, we share two examples of recent cyberattacks against Gard, as well as our key recommendations to prevent losses.

According to Gard, the recent amendments to SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-8, effective from 1 January 2024, have introduced critical new requirements for mooring operations across all ships.

Akshat Arora, Senior Risk Assessor at UK P&I Club, tackles various aspects of shipboard carbon capture, including the challenges and opportunities it poses. 

Eleni Antoniadou, Lawyer at Gard P&I Club, and Neil Henderson, Senior Executive, Legal and Corporate Affairs - Industry Liaison at Gard P&I Club present three key solutions for FuelEU Maritime compliance. 

According to Gard, on 1st March 2024, China published the baselines of its territorial sea adjacent to the northern section of the Beibu Gulf.

According to Gard, vessels calling at ports in Eastern Asia and Russia Far East between May and October should be inspected and obtain a certification that they are free from Flighted Spongy Moth Complex prior to departure.