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Ansuman Ghosh, Director of Risk Assessment, UK P&I Club, highlights the urgent need for shipping to reduce its emission levels and play its part in addressing this dire situation.

The Maritime Traffic Safety Law of China, regulating maritime traffic safety in Chinese sea areas, was revised with effect from 1st September 2021.

UK Club released a video, summarizing a case where a crewmember of a bulk carrier lost his balance and fell down on to the tank top during hold cleaning operations.

Following Supreme People's Court (SPC) recent ruling on soya bean claims, UK Club received the below advice from Wang Jing & Co., Xiamen.

Recent research unveiled a major increase in levels of anxiety among seafarers, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes them a working group with a significant risk of panic attacks.

In response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in India, some ports in China have upgraded their epidemic prevention measures, the UK Club correspondents Huatai Marine advised. 

Amid complex legislation regarding the discharge of any hold wash water from vessels, operators may find it more prudent to transfer petcoke wash water to shoreside facilities for processing rather than discharge at sea in order to avoid potential environmental issues and possible litigation or fines, UK Club advised. 

UK P&I Club recently observed an increase in Port State Control fines on vessels at Ghanaian ports.

Incidents in enclosed spaces have been a serious problem for many years within the operation and management of ships. Unfortunately, the number of these accidents has not decreased, argues Capt. Hiroshi Sekine, Senior Loss Prevention Executive at UK P&I Club. 

It is known that overweight containers are a very serious problem. Therefore, UK P&I Club released a guide focusing on how much cargo weight can be safely and legally loaded in containers.