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The new Arbitration Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025 and will come into force most likely as some point later this year. The 2025 Act will not be a standalone Act but, rather, inserts...

Since 2010, considerable sanctions’ activity has been directed at shipping and its supporting industries reflecting the fact that 90% of world trade involves the carriage of goods by sea.

West Hull and West War complement West’s core products – P&I, Defence, Charterers, Fixed Premium and Extended Covers – as well as the Club’s partner products for Delay (with Nordic Marine Insurance), Cyber...

London, 15th October 2020 – West of England P&I Club has today announced the launch of Neptune, a comprehensive global information portal for Members, brokers and Club correspondents. Providing security,...

At its ninetieth session in May 2012, IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee prepared draft amendments to Sections 4 and 8 of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code. If the amendments are...

West are delighted to make a charitable donation of £5,000 towards Sailors’ Society’s COVID-19 emergency appeal.

Earlier this week the Bahamas Maritime Pilots Association (BMPA) advised that five of the seven pilots in Freeport, Bahamas employed by the Freeport Harbour Company (FHC) have tendered their resignations....

An entered vessel recently loaded a full cargo of Ball Clay in bulk at Lumut, Malaysia for discharge at Chittagong, Bangladesh. Two days after sailing the vessel started to list to port after encountering...

Nigeria has always been a country where stowaways may be anticipated. However, in the past few months the Club has seen a rise in the number of cases involving stowaways found on board ships that have...