BRITANNIA LOSS PREVENTION WEBINAR: EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOLLOWING A MARINE CASUALTY

Published: 12 May 2022

Updated: 16 May 2022

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The Britannia Loss Prevention department will be hosting its latest webinar, Emergency Response Following a Marine Casualty, at 0900 BST on Thursday 25 May 2022. The webinar will be hosted by Captain Simon Rapley, Divisional Director, Loss Prevention...

INDONESIAN PALM OIL: BAN ON EXPORT OF PALM OIL

Published: 12 May 2022

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Our local office in Singapore advises that a number of foreign flagged ships have been arrested after Indonesia imposed a ban on some forms of palm oil. Local authorities confirmed that, with effect from 28 April and in order to ensure that palm oil ...

CHINA FISHING BAN: SUMMER FISHING BAN ANNOUNCED

Published: 12 May 2022

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Our Correspondent in China, Huatai, has summarised details of the upcoming 2022 summer fishing ban in China. According to the Notice of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas on Adjusting the System of Summer Fishing Ban, issued on 23 February 2021,...

CHINA COVID RESTRICTIONS: SUMMARY COVID RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Published: 12 May 2022

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We are grateful to our correspondents in China for their very helpful summary of the COVID-19 restrictions currently in place in ports around the country. Information for each port are set out, including whether surveyors are allowed on board; crew c...

UPDATE FROM THE MPA

Published: 29 April 2022

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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have published an update on the contamination of High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HFSO) recently supplied to ships in Singapore. The MPA contacted the relevant bunker suppliers to take necessary steps to stop ...

CYBER FRAUD INCIDENT

Published: 19 April 2022

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The Club was recently advised of a cyber fraud incident which resulted in a Member paying funds into a fake Britannia bank account. While such cyber fraud incidents are not common, we request Members to remain vigilant to potential cyber fraud. We wo...

REFRIGERATED CONTAINER CARGO CLAIMS

Published: 12 April 2022

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INTRODUCTION Claims involving cargoes that are allegedly distressed upon receipt at a receiver’s premises, having been carried in a refrigerated container onboard a Member’s vessel, are commonplace. In the past two years, the Club has opened just...