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Articles for December 2016
Evolving piracy threat challenges insurers
While global piracy is falling the underlying trends still present challenges for insurers, as Rebecca Hancock reports
MLC challenges for P&I
Jonathan Hare, of Skuld, looks ahead to the amendment of the Maritime Labour Convention on 18 January 2017
Between a rock and a hard place: the South China Sea arbitration
Derek Luxford, of Hicksons, investigates the implications of the recent international ruling on the South China Sea
Cyber security at sea – the risks and consequences
David Thompson, of the UK P&I Club’s Signum Services, discusses the risks around cyber security and maritime payment diversion fraud
Can expenses incurred negotiating with pirates be part of general average?
David Handley, of Clyde & Co, reports on the latest in the Longchamp case
Cargo theft – an international issue in the supply chain
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, of the TT Club, looks at trends in cargo theft in the freight supply chain
The electronic bill of lading leads the digital revolution in global shipping
Ian Kerr, of Bolero International, reports on a sea-change in trading processes
Evolving piracy threat challenges insurers
While global piracy is falling the underlying trends still present challenges for insurers, as Rebecca Hancock reports
The impact of the oil price uptick on bad debts and problem loans
Laura Hamilton, of Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses the ongoing impact of the oil price on the shipping sector
Container growth plans for Panama Canal
A new container port on the western side of the Panama Canal is set to boost services for the larger vessels due to transit the Canal, as Joseph Botham, of Holman Fenwick Willan, reports
Operating leases to be held up to the light
Opaque accounting is about to be made transparent.
Publicly traded shipping companies, and their shareholders, should prepare for
change, reports Lambros Papaeconomou
Marine insurers diversify to stay afloat
Despite choppy market conditions, insurers still see a long-term future in marine business, as Rebecca Hancock reports