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Seafarers may break law helping stowaways disembark, West of England P&I club warns
Marine mutual has handled around 300 stowaways in the past three years, head of loss prevention estimates, which could be pointer to a more substantial problem

Confirmed P&I renewals only at halfway mark with just three weeks to go, brokers claim
‘In the current renewal climate, owners may be feeling that since all clubs are being consistent in their renewal demands, the grass won’t be any greener at a new home,’ one broker says

Former Swedish Club intern returns as chief executive
Nordberg pledges to strengthen financial position after S&P downgrade, and may look for alliances and partnerships with rivals

Hull portfolios well behind decarbonisation trajectories
Scores for insurers worse than scores for banks, say sources, but highlight differences in methodology that they say make direct comparison impossible

NorthStandard will overtake Gard, says Roppestad
Norwegian marine mutual giant does not attach importance to top slot, and impending merger of two British entities should spur competition

IMO number declared invalid after fatal explosions on UK-insured tanker linked to vessel identity fraud
Tanker Smooth Sea 22 identified by UN Security Council report in 2021 as involved in identity laundering scam, yet remained on IMO database until January 17 casualty that killed two and left five missing triggered regulatory re-examination

Small oil spill from boxship reported off Vancouver
The Canadian Coast Guard responded at the weekend to a spill of an estimated 60-100 litres of oil

Maersk to switch ships from NorthStandard to Skuld
Last few days ‘mad’ according to one broker, with big slice of market yet to receive offers traditionally sent out by January 20

NorthStandard chiefs say merger ‘now unstoppable’
‘Inevitably there is an element of anxiety which arises because people aren’t sure what role they are going to be performing in the new organisation,’ says Jeremy Grose

Piracy incidents in Singapore Strait at seven-year high
Around 65% of all incidents in Asia last year were in the Singapore Strait, according to monitoring group

Pool scheme reinsurance levy set to increase for most vessel types
VLCC owners set to pay around $110,000 per ship, while bill for capesizes will come in at about $55,000

Supply chain fraud risk rising
Digitalisation has made life easier for supply chains, but also for those that prey on them. TT Club is calling for increased vigilance against theft and financial losses
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