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Japan P&I Club warns that Turkish authorities stepped up spot inspections regarding declared quantity and the actual quantity of bunker oil.

A recent circular from the correspondent, Oasis P&I Services Company Limited, highlights a significant surge in heat damage claims for Brazilian soybean arriving at Chinese ports, Japan P&I Club notes.

As Japan P&I Club informs, based on information by Oasis P&I Services, local government of Zhoushan port issued a guide to ship owners for receiving bonded bunkers at Zhoushan port recently, introducing useful information of the five main bunkering anchorages.

Japan P&I Club announced a circular which informs Members of the approval by the International Group of P&I Clubs (the Group) of the BRITC eBL system, provided by BRITC ETRADE SOLUTION Co.

As Japan P&I Club informs, dealing with stowaways is a common problem for Clubs in the International Group, so IG’s Personal Injury Committee has developed a questionnaire to assist with their identification and subsequent repatriation. 

Brazil is a party to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention (the Convention), and the procedure for ballast water management is regulated locally by the Maritime Authority Norm n. 20 (NORMAM 20) which, similarly to the Convention, establishes two treatment procedures, i.e. regulations D-1 and D-2, the Japan P&I Club informs.

The Japan P&I Club informs they have received a revised version of safety measures in the Seto Inland Sea in Japan from Licensed Inland Sea Pilots' Association due to correction of special notes on fishing operation and suspension days.

According to Eldib Pandi, Japan P&I Club's local correspondent in Egypt, cargo shortage at Egyptian ports are among the most common claims.

China MSA issued notices on route adjustment between Yantai and Weihai and alert of fishery farms to the south of the new route. 

The Indonesian Navy or the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency have been detaining vessels which were anchoring or drifting in the Eastern portion of the Singapore Strait. These incidents are also reported this year.