Ship owners have been keeping even obsolete ships from scrapping so far this year, as the cashflows they produce are significant. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “ship demolition activity over the past five years reveals a cyc…
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“Fire in container!” Not words a shipowner or insurers want to hear from a vessel at sea. The risk of container ship fires is, however, a problem that is not going away. We have seen a number of salient, recent examples of fires and explosions posing t…
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The Club has seen a recent spate of pollution incidents involving the discharge of grey water within territorial waters which fall outside of what is permitted by the local port state authority under national legislation. These incidents have resulted …
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On July 31, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“E.O.”) modifying reciprocal tariffs that became effective on August 7, 2025. Some aspects of the impact are well understood such as increased tariff burden on importers ranging from 10% to o…
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Interest in hybrid government and patrol boats is growing as boat builders demonstrate their many benefits.Launched last year at Seawork, Sweden-based Marell Boats says its M17 Patrol was the star of the show with its hybrid powertrain from…
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