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Articles for July 2010
Surviving the US oil spill
Charles Anderson, of Skuld North America, asks whether the limitation of liability for US oil pollution will survive the Deepwater Horizon spill
French Riviera beckons marine insurers
Denzil Stuart reports on what could become a new annual fixture in the marine calendar
Posidonia: key in maritime calendar
Gard’s Rolf Thore Roppestad, senior vice president of underwriting, and George Karkas, managing director of the Piraeus office, talk about their attendance at this year’s Posidonia event, why it held special significance and why the Greek market is so crucial to Gard
The mystery of SCOPIC unravelled
Archie Bishop, of the International Salvage Union, looks at the success of SCOPIC
Keeping tabs on China’s new marine pollution laws
Now Nick Whitear, of Thomas Miller P&I Ltd, gives his view of the developments in China
Policing marine pollution
Matthew Montgomery, of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP, reviews new pollution regulations in China
Accident figures falling
The European Maritime Safety Agency has recently published its Marine Accident Review 2009 – the third in an annual series of reviews which provide selective and aggregated information on EU maritime accidents, including Norway and Iceland. Below is an extract
Change ahead on liability
David Semark, of Quadrant Chambers, considers direct liability under international convention certificates and the UK’s Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010