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Articles for November 2019
Container shipping goes big on transition fuel
LNG-fuelled ultra-large containerships are in the limelight — but the fuel has been in use on smaller vessels for a while now, writes Lloyd’s List’s James Baker
Fuel change likely to generate insurance claims, say clubs
“There is anxiety about how easy it will be to comply, and what action the authorities will take if vessels can’t comply. Those are things we won’t know until we get there,” says Tiejha Smyth of North P&I. David Osler, of Lloyd’s List, reports
Speed, consumption and boil-off warranties
Stephen Mackin and Ross Howells, at Clyde & Co LLP, consider the relationship between the speed, consumption and boil-off warranties within ShellLNGTime 1
The ballast water balancing act
Jacqueline Tan, of the UK P&I Club, reports on the lay of the land when it comes to the current ballast water regulations
Ecological inspections at Ukrainian sea ports
Mikhail Selivanov, of Interlegal, provides an update on changes to Ukranian law
Seafarer well-being in spotlight
Yves Vandenborn, of The Standard Club, provides some practical suggestions to help improve seafarer well-being, both physical and mental
Discipline in court
Dominic Carman reports on a David and Goliath story involving disciplinary process
Stopping the cargo criminals
This year has seen a major push for improvements in cargo safety. Here, we report on two initiatives from the International Union of Marine Insurance to reduce the risk of fires and also of theft
Navigation lessons still needed
Interview with Joakim Enström, at The Swedish Club, on the risk of navigating congested waters
What’s brewing in crewing?
Nazery Khalid examines the issues and challenges faced in crewing and by seafarers