Heavy units such as steel coils or granite blocks require extra care when being loaded in containers. Detailed calculations of transport strains and effects on the container are necessary to ensure the safe transportation of heavy cargo.

Unmanned ships trigger questions about how the maritime legal framework should address this development.

The risks cargo is exposed to during its voyage from the seller to the buyer is a challenge due to constantly changing perils.

This webinar brought together industry experts who gave an overview of the oil market and discuss methods, risks, and challenges associated with stacking or laying up rigs and their reactivation during such turbulent economic times.

Dr Macahig explained how liquefaction occurs, which cargoes can liquefy during transport and which testing methods can be used for such products.

Marc Sommerfeld, Section Head Marine Department and Surveyor at Battermann & Tillery looked at procedures, technical requirements and challenges related to special cargo on RoRo vessels.

An increasing trend for vessel lay-up and scrapping is evident in the current shipping climate.

Marc Sommerfeld, Section Head Marine Department and Surveyor at Battermann & Tillery discussed the procedures, technical requirements and challenges related to project cargo on container vessels.

The Paris MoU aims to eliminate the operation of sub-standard ships through a harmonized system of port State control.

In May 2016 the Comité Maritime International (CMI) approved a new set of York-Antwerp Rules (“YAR”). The YAR 2016 had been approved by BIMCO for inclusion in their standard forms of contract of carriage and should start appearing in contracts in late 2016.