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Maritime Risk International

Articles for April 2018


Book it right and pack it tight

New guidance on packing dangerous goods for carriage by sea has been launched as, according to Stuart Edmonston, of the UK P&I Club, and Peregrine Storrs-Fox, of the TT Club, the risk of human error remains undiminished

E-commerce, vessel automation, GDPR and the need to reboot the sector

Hill Dickinson’s Julian Clark, Mark Weston and Jack Hatcher take a look at the maritime sector and its adoption of the latest technologies

A test of arbitration
A recent court decision has shown support for arbitration but also of the need to step in on occasion, as Faris Shehabi, of HFW, reports


Putting the theory into practice

Toby Savage and Hugh Thomas, of RPC, look at the risks as automated vessels go from a sci-fi theory to reality

Automation and autonomous ships: how will this affect the market?
Petros Achtypis, of Prevention at Sea, considers risk management concerns as new technology arrives

Creating a “Port of Things”: moving toward IoT and automation


By solving communications network challenges, sea ports can reap the rewards of automation, as Gary Anderson, of Rajant Corporation, explains

Safety management, due diligence and seaworthiness

Philip Roche, of Norton Rose Fulbright, stresses that this is not the time to ignore warnings of cyber attacks

How might technology affect the marine insurance industry?

Now, Callum O’Brien, of The Standard Club, reviews the changes underway in the marine insurance market, thanks to new technology, from a P&I Club perspective

Fire prevention in the dock after Maersk Honam inferno
Industry is being urged to make a collective effort to consider what steps could and should be taken to ensure the new generation of containerships are properly protected from fires, writes Lloyd’s List’s Janet Porter


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