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On 18 July 2025, the EU adopted the 18th sanctions package against Russia. These measures can be found in amended Regulation (EU) 833/2014 and Regulation (EU) 269/2014. The EU Commission has issued a...

Introduction On the 1 January 2011 the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) will implement European Union Directive 2009/16/EC throughout the EU by introducing a New Inspection...

West fully endorses the Sailor’s Society’s initiatives to enhance seafarer training through the new Wellness Module.

In alignment with Denmark's forthcoming ban on discharging wash water from open-loop exhaust gas scrubber systems within 12 nautical miles of its coast starting 1 July 2025, Sweden has proactively decided...

West has a wealth of expertise in gas tankers providing us with an in-depth understanding of this trade, and the issues that gas tanker owners face in their day to day operations. In this article, we share...

The West of England’s Defence Cover insures legal costs and other expenses in pursuing or defending claims in respect of entered vessels across a wide range of disputes. It also provides a commercially...

Strategic partnership between West and thriving maritime legal and claim consultancy C Solutions will deliver innovative products and services to support ship operators

Port State Control inspectors in Australia have detained a number of vessels after finding unofficial paper charts on board. In the most recent case the vessel had been using a scanned and printed copy...

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