The Lebanese army found another 4.35 tonnes of explosive ammonium nitrate yesterday near the entrance to Beirut port, one month on from the deadly blast caused by 2,750 tonnes of the same substance that ripped apart much of the city. Army engineers were “dealing with...

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The Ministry of Shipping has directed all major ports to procure or charter tug boats which are only made in India. All procurements being done by major ports would now need to be carried out as per the revised ‘Make in India’ Order. The Ministry of Shipping is aiming...

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With an increasing focus on force majeure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, BIMCO has gathered a drafting team to develop a free-standing force majeure clause for use in a variety of contracts. Successfully invoking “force majeure” under a charter party or other contract...

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As per the reports of the VLCC ship New Diamond fire, the Indian and Srilankan authorities are conducting a joint operation to eliminate the fire that erupted on the vessel on 3rd September. According to the Sri Lankan Navy, 22 crew members have been rescued from the...

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The Japanese coast guard was able to locate two survivors from the ill-fated Livestock Carrier Gulf 1 till now. However, The second crew member from the missing ship Gulf Livestock who was found 120km from Amani Island by the Japanese Coastguard on Friday has died, as...

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