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Following a fatal incident involving the release of a carbon dioxide, North P&I Club highlights the importance of ensuring the system is safe before carrying out maintenance.

Since non-cohesive bulk cargoes pose a risk of shifting, they can have a negative impact on vessel stability. To maximise safety, shippers should ensure that these cargoes are properly declared in accordance with the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, says David Patterson, Loss Prevention Executive at North P&I Club

Since the start of the pandemic, shipowners and carriers have faced an increase in requests to issue bills of lading at the discharge port.

This time in our special column Sea Sense, in cooperation with the North of England P&I Club, we ask from industry experts to make their assessment on our perception of seafarers valuable work.

Effective from 12 July 2021, Australia has introduced new fumigation requirements for containers coming from a total of 40 high-risk countries, in a bid to tackle Khapra beetle infestation.

Violent unrest in the cities of Durban and Richards Bay and surrounding areas in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, is leading to delays in port operations.

Citing information by the Gulf Agency Company (Yemen) Ltd., the North P&I Club has updated the situation with regard port status in Yemen.

Vessels fixed to load bulk iron ore fines cargo in Indonesia are reminded to make sure they receive the necessary documentation for carrying Group A cargoes in good time before loading commences, the North P&I Club advised. 

Shipments of iron ore fines (IOF) from Pepel Port, Sierra Leone is on the increase, and vessels loading this cargo should be alert to the risks of liquefaction, as North P&I club urged.

Senegal has put in place a ban on the import of plastic waste, with the authorities taking tough action on fines, the North P&I Club warned.