Business & Finance – Page 46
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NewsInsurance provider advises on fishing vessel safety
A comprehensive handbook, ‘Fishing vessel safety’, has been produced by mutual insurance provider The Shipowners’ Club, which aims to make crew members more aware and assist crew and owners in recognising potential dangers and operating hazards.
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Shipowners’ announces no increase in premiums
P&I insurance provider, The Shipowners’ Club, has held its premiums to the previous year’s levels, and has reported an increase of 7.3% in earned premiums for the half-year ended August 2011.
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NewsUK dispute over European Marine Sites
The first rounds have been fired in what may be a lengthy dispute between two conservation bodies and the UK Marine Management Organisation relating to the relationship between fishing and obligations under EU Habitats legislation, writes Andrew Oliver, partner and specialist in sea fisheries and marine environmental law, at solicitors ...
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The impact of subsidies
A new study, The Impact of Subsidies on the Ecological Sustainability and Future Profits from North Sea Fisheries, has examined the impact of subsidies on the profitability and ecological stability of the North Sea fisheries over the past 20 years.
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NewsInsurance brokerage for North American aquaculture
Meslee Insurance Services Inc., an insurance brokerage located in Los Angeles, has announced the formation of a new specialty insurance brokerage unit, Aquaculture Insurance Exchange (A.I.E.), catering to aquaculture risks located in North America.
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NewsThe control of fisheries through marine spatial planning?
Will marine spatial planning and the increasing use of the sea for renewable energy do more for the conservation of fish stocks in than Common Fisheries Policy ever has?
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Fivium to modernise UK marine licensing processes
IT company Fivium has been awarded a contract to deliver an IT system to support the modernisation and consolidation of UK marine licensing processes.
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New provisions for releasing detained vessels
A number of recent vessel detentions have meant that new provisions under the UK’s Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 relating to the lodging of bonds to secure the release of vessels have been put into practice.
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NewsRevised enforcement regime within English waters
The regulation of marine resources has passed into the hands of the Marine Management Organisation. Credit: DaplazaThe regulation of marine resources has passed into the hands of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) which will be based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The MMO has whole raft of new powers in respect ...
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NewsCFP consultation reignites the debate on quota ownership
Credit: Roger Kidd/WikimediaThe consultation saw an increasing number of calls for the UK Government to take back control of national quotas and to distribute these to the industry on a geographical or regional basis. Such a course of action would be consistent with the official Governmental position that quotas are ...
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NewsFAO releases review of world capture fisheries insurance
The FAO has recently released FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 510, ''Review of the current state of world capture fisheries insurance''.
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NewsEmployers face new migrant rules
Andrew Jackson solicitors explains the new points system for migrant workers who wish to work in the UK, along with its significance for the fishing industry.
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Resolute insurance decision overturned
In the December 2008/January 2009 issue, World Fishing reported upon the problems posed by the High Court decision in respect of an insurance claim made following the loss of the trawler Resolute (page 23).
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Absent crew clause means insurers avoid liability
Andrew Jackson solicitors are warning that owners of fishing vessels should carefully check their insurance policies, particularly where the skipper and crew do not stay aboard, following a High Court case in which an insurer successfully avoided liability for fire damage in port.
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NewsOnly one in eight fishing vessels covered by marine hull insurance
Raymon van Anrooy and Susana Siar from FAO look into fishing vessel insurance.
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Charting a new course
VÍS Ltd, provider of insurance products and services in Iceland has recently begun charting a course into the international maritime insurance business.
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NewsLicences and quotas: the legal ownership debate
Devolution, and independent governance for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has recently refuelled the debate within the United Kingdom regarding ownership of licences and fishing quota.
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Galicia to get EUR8 million
The autonomous community of Galicia has been granted a major part of the funds from the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) to implement fishery programmes, according to FIS
