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Articles for May 2012
Bunker fuel removal is first priority
Smit stresses environmental protection remains a top priority in any salvage operation, as it reviews some of its largest contracts in the past year
Major problems: the latest word on oil major approval clauses
Alexander Wright, of 4 Pump Court, warns owners to take care to read the small print
All at sea
Nazery Khalid, of the Maritime Institute of Malaysia, wonders how many more accidents involving passenger ferries will have to occur before something concrete is done to prevent them
Rising to stormy and sensitive challenges
The grounding of container vessel Rena on a New Zealand reef affected a very large environmentally and culturally sensitive area. Salvors faced logistic, legal and community challenges as they worked to mitigate the impact. Claudene Sharp, of Braemar Howells, outlines the issues the fi rm faced
Is piracy an off-hire event?
Andrew Preston and Dolly Bown, of Clyde & Co, consider Osmium Shipping Corporation v Cargill International SA (The Captain Stefanos)
Real problems, practical solutions
Ian Barr, of the London P&I Club, provides some answers to issue facing the industry
Cargo liquefaction - still a problem; still taking lives
Daniel Crockford, of Greenwoods Solicitors, urges the shipping industry to follow the rules of carrying dangerous cargo
Terror threat to maritime sector
John Bisseru, of Haymarket Risk, has just returned from East Africa and reports on the latest security situation in the region
Risks to ports
John Cochrane, of Exclusive Analysis, provides a one-year outlook
Salvaging of today's ultra-large vessels
Geoff Holland, of Braemar (incorporating The Salvage Association), discusses the emerging risk of today’s ultra-large vessels
Keeping the seas clean
Dr Alistair Greig, of UCL, reports on Ballast Water Technology 2012 - Impending convention requirements and challenges
New guidelines for armed guards planned
As the first land based attacks against pirate strongholds in Somalia took place, a high level meeting of the International Maritime Organisation was considering an international standard for armed guards on ships. Liz Booth reports
Reducing shipping emissions
Kevin Cooper and Reema Shour, of Ince & Co, provide an overview of recent international initiatives
Rising and falling to the occasion
Nazery Khalid discusses the swings in marine insurance rates and the reasons behind it
Safety continues to be top priority
Gemma Pearce, of Greenwoods Solicitors, looks back at 100 years of improving passenger safety
Iran sanctions: is your business exposed?
Daniel Martin, of Holman Fenwick Willan, considers the practical solutions of coping with the latest sanctions against Iran
Enough is enough
Carel van Lynden, of AKD, looks at ways to avoid the full impact of Chapter 11 proceedings
Falklands in spotlight
Carlos Caicedo, of Exclusive Analysis, looks at regional risks in Latin America