Insurance, Legal & Finance

The London P&I Club has joined forces with London Offshore Consultants (LOC) to produce a guide to the proper management of ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) onboard ships.

When shipbuilding contracts are subject to German Law, parties need to be alert to the implications of the very strict and far-reaching German Law on standard terms and conditions (AGB), or face…

The Britannia P&I Club has underlined its commitment to the Danish P&I market by opening a new office in Copenhagen to serve the Danish insurance market.

Close Brothers Aviation and Marine finance team has appointed a Marine industry specialist, James Crew, as its new Sales Director.

Shipping lawyers from UK-based Myton Law have been put through their paces at a maritime training session in order to gain valuable insight into their work with maritime, cargo and personal injury…

Against the backdrop of encouraging global economic growth and an improved outlook for the shipping industry, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) gives expert opinion on the current state of the…

Renewal uptake for the 2017/18 period was up for the larger protection and indemnity experts in the marine sector.

The London P&I Club say excessive onboard position-fixing intervals have been a contributory factor in some recent costly claims.

Christopher J. Wiernicki, Chairman, President and CEO of US classification society ABS, has addressed the American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU), describing the future of maritime safety and risk mitigation as it…

LOC has called for greater international cooperation to better manage maritime casualties.

IUMI, the International Union of Marine Insurance, recently presented its annual statistical report on the marine insurance market at a conference in Tokyo. The association reported that global marine underwriting premiums for…

According to Charles Hattersley, Partner and Head of Marine at Ashfords, a Law practice in Exeter, UK, unmanned workboats are quickly appearing over the horizon, but the legal framework may end up…

An international marine insurer has returned a solid performance for the first six months of the year in line with its strategy for growth.

In early August, the UK Supreme Court published its judgment in the long-running MT Højgaard v E.ON dispute regarding the failed grouted connections on the foundations at the Robin Rigg offshore wind…