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NorthStandard’s Strike & Delay class has added Weather Cover to its range of risks, offering shipowners and charterers insurance protection against adverse weather conditions that can pose a threat to ships.

As the conflict in Yemen continues to impact shipping and dangerous sea areas and changes in the operational status of ports may occur at any time, the NorthStandard provides updates received from correspondents and  advises to contact local agents for the latest advice should you have a vessel trading to Yemen.

In a recent update on November 8, 2023, the operational status of ports in Israel was disclosed by NorthStandard's correspondents Harpaz P&I and M. Dizengoff P&I Representatives.

The NorthStandard provides some useful hints and tips on how to identify phishing emails and how to stay safe on the Internet.

Drone attacks on the Danube estuary ports in late August broadened Russian attempts to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain, but other rising risks to regional maritime safety are also calling for special attention from P&I, according to Nick Taylor, Head of Coastal & Inland, NorthStandard.

After increased instances of issues with the carriage of scrap metal cargo, NorthStandard P&I Club highlights the need for vigilance at loading.

NorthStandard P&I Club has published instructions to inform interested parties how to prevent and handle drug trafficking after observing a large increase in fines associated with drug trafficking cases, and the increasing liabilities that could be imposed.

UK-based Group P&I Club NorthStandard has warned members that Northern European ports have been imposing an increasing number of fines on vessels carrying grain on the grounds that they have breached fumigation rules.

As NorthStandard P&I Club correspondents Proinde warns, the Rules and Procedures of the Maritime Authority of São Paulo - NPCP-SP impose restrictions on vessels anchoring at Santos and São Sebastião ports.

NorthStandard Club warns that the Dominican Republic-Puerto Rico trade is experiencing increased stowaway activity, especially in vessels carrying bulk cargoes.