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Suez Canal: Random Inspections/Co-operation
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Πέμπτη, 01 Αυγούστου 2013 10:00
Following reports of ships being detained and fined whilst transiting the Suez Canal, attention is drawn to recent communications, which affect all ships transiting the Suez Canal, from the Operations Department of the Egyptian Navy Port Said.
Argentina: Determination of bulk cargo weight or volume to be decided by Customs Authorities
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Τετάρτη, 31 Ιουλίου 2013 18:26
The UK P &I Club advises that the Argentine Customs authorities have issued a new resolution affecting the way in which the weight or volume of imported and exported bulk cargo is calculated.
BIMCO Piracy Clauses Revised
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Τετάρτη, 31 Ιουλίου 2013 15:24
BIMCO's piracy clauses, first issued in 2009, have been revised and updated to reflect changes in trade practice and specialist insurance cover as well as a number of other issues.
Updated War Risks Clauses out now
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Τετάρτη, 17 Ιουλίου 2013 13:42
The 2013 editions of CONWARTIME and VOYWAR have been published and are available to download free of charge from the BIMCO website along with explanatory notes. BIMCO recommends that if you are using charter parties containing the 1993 or 2004 editions of CONWARTIME or VOYWAR, you replace these clauses with the new 2013 edition.
Outcome of IMO MSC 92, June 12-21, 2013
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Σάββατο, 29 Ιουνίου 2013 10:49
The IMO Secretary General, Mr Koji Sekimizu, stated in his closing remarks at the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 92nd session, held from June 12 to 21, 2013, that "The Costa Concordia safety review has been the most important safety issue at this session. The Committee has taken firm actions to set a clear direction towards a safety review over critical areas such as stability and survivability.
Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Minister of Shipping and the Aegean
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Παρασκευή, 28 Ιουνίου 2013 17:40
Mr. Varvitsiotis was born in Glyfada, Athens in 1969, and is the eldest son of long serving politician Ioannis Varvitsiotis and Sophia Lanara. He graduated from the Law School of the University of Athens and subsequently completed postgraduate studies in International Relations at Harvard University, Cambridge, Ma.
European Ports Policy
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Τετάρτη, 26 Ιουνίου 2013 12:17
On 23 May 2013, the European Commission published the long-awaited Ports Package III. This follows two previous attempts by the Commission to liberalise port services that were both rejected by the European Parliament due to immense political pressure against the package, in particular by the Unions and various European coastal regions.
