Tag: Japan Club

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.

Japan P&I Club has obtained update from a local correspondent in Buenos Aires, Pandi Liquidadores, about the revised speed regulation in way of Km 406 to 435 in the River as of 11 August 2022.

Japan P&I Club highlights key issues that should be well understood and observed in order to reduce exposure to ingress, and wetting damage claims.

The Japan P&I Club was informed about robberies forced into their way into a vessel anchoring at Callao anchorage in Peru.

Japan P&I Club recently issued a loss prevention bulletin discussing the prevention of oil spills and how to deal with them appropriately.

The Japan P&I Club received information from its local correspondent in Guinea, TCI Africa Conakry, warning operators to be very vigilant for robberies.

The Partial Amendment of the Act on Maritime Traffic Safety came into force in Japan on 1st July 2021. Under the amendment, a new system for navigational safety is to be launched in Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay and Setonaikai (including Osaka Bay). 

The Japan P&I Club shared two recent cases of cargo delivery without production of original bills of lading, to highlight that this is a risky practice for owners and carriers. The Club has encountered several disputes in which vessels were placed under arrest as a consequence of cargo delivery without production of original bills of lading. 

Japan P&I Club updates the quarantine measures implemented by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, informing that PCR negative certificates are required for all on-signers embarked the vessel in all foreign countries when vessels call at a Korean port.