Insurance, Legal & Finance

Mainprize Offshore Limited, a family-run workboat charter business operating multi-purpose vessels based in Scarborough, UK has expanded its fleet after receiving a funding package of almost £2m from the Royal Bank of…

While huge strides continue to be made in improving marine safety, human error remains, by far, the most important factor in marine liability claims and losses, according to Allianz Global Corporate &…

According to Patrick Bond, Director at UK law firm Thomas Miller Law, the company is regularly involved in cases following serious incidents and deaths on board vessels in the UK.

At the closure of the renewal season, Sweden-headquartered mutual marine insurance company The Swedish Club has reported ‘performance in line with expectations and consistent with its strategy of balanced growth on a…

Maritime insurer The Swedish Club opened its doors to senior shipowners and brokers from across Asia in November, welcoming them to the Club’s latest Marine Insurance Seminar, specifically designed for the Asian…

According to Lara Moore, Associate Solicitor in the Marine and Transport Team at UK law firm Ashfords, Marine licensing under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is a complex area but…

Recently a marine test case at the UK’s Supreme Court (Versloot v HDI Gerling) ruled that so called ‘collateral lies’ were no longer grounds in themselves for a whole insurance claim to…

Netherlands-based law firm AKD says suppliers of goods and services to the international shipping industry, such as bunker suppliers, can modify the jurisdiction clauses in their standard terms to explicitly include the…

A recent case, where a vessel was at risk of detention by Border Force UK, has thrown up some interesting questions concerning work permits, visas, immigration and manning rules, according to UK-headquartered…

A team of legal specialists at UK law firm Andrew Jackson has published an essential guide to crew and passenger personal injury claims for owners and skippers of vessels, and those who…

A successful export win has been announced by UK boatbuilder Blyth Workcats and UK Export Finance, made possible by the UK government’s export finance support.

According to the London Shipping Law Centre, as merchant ships get larger, as their cargoes expand in size and complexity and as their values escalate, the legal challenges facing salvors and wreck…

Daniel Crockford and Alex Penberthy of Keystone Law, a London, UK-based law firm have created the following basic guide to Insuring wind farm projects and maintaining the required level of cover following…

A new report from mutual marine insurance company The Swedish Club shows that incorrect maintenance and repair continues to be the most frequent cause of main engine damage – a trend which…

The €500 million sea lock public-private partnership (PPP) project in Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, as reported in more detail in August’s ‘MJ’ has successfully achieved financial close. Global development consultancy Mott MacDonald is…