Maritime News
Latest maritime-related news from the UK and beyond
Bringing you a selected round-up of significant news, opinion and events involving Maritime London members and the UK shipping cluster generally, with special emphasis on the economic impact of the maritime services’ sector and its contribution to the wider national economy.
HFW helps client deliver first ever remote evidence from vessel at sea in historic collision case
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW successfully acted for the owners of a vessel involved in a high-value collision case that saw evidence provided remotely...Read More
Baltic Exchange expands its escrow service offering to support chartering deals
The Baltic Exchange is expanding its escrow service with an offering to mitigate counter party risk during the chartering process. Amongst various uses,...Read More
Maersk Etienne rescue highlights the difficulties in disembarking migrants rescued at sea
Marine P&I provider Gard’s Per Fredrik Jensen, Senior Claims Executive and Bjørg Eikeland, Senior Claims Adviser say in an article published by...Read More
National Minimum Wage for seafarers
Watson Farley William LLP London Employment Partners Anna Robinson and Devan Khagram, and Alice Halpin, a trainee solicitor discuss the introduction in...Read More
Lloyd’s Register Group announces sale of Energy business to Inspirit Capital
Global professional services organisation Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Energy...Read More
London company market premium grows by 10%
Premium income for the London company market grew by 10% last year with £21.436bn of large commercial and wholesale risks underwritten by firms in the...Read More
Polaris Media wins collection of new maritime and engineering clients
Polaris has been appointed by the world’s fastest growing classification society China Classification Society, as well as leading flag state the Isle...Read More
WFW represents YieldStreet in successful court case against Lakhanis
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) represented YieldStreet Management LLC (YieldStreeT) in a successful case before the UK Commercial Court concluded on...Read More
LR awards AiP to ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU ultra-large container ship
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering...Read More
Seafarers UK offers grants to support seafarers impacted by Covid-19 pandemic
One of the UK’s largest charitable funders of maritime communities, Seafarers UK, is inviting organisations providing welfare services for seafarers...Read More
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