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To: P&I Clubs and Shipowners – Ukrainian Ballast Regulation Update, September 2019 We have to notify that Ukrainian Government adopted changes to new ballast regulations - “The Rules of Protection of Inland Sea Waters and Territorial Waters from Littering and Polluting” which entered into legal force 28 April 2019. read more

Grain cargo – Problems Ukrainian ports operating with significant grain cargo turnover mostly storing at port silo, grain terminals. The grain terminals has the protective covers in order to protect cargo from elements. read more

Training for Shipowners’ Personal As per Shipowners’ request we are able to arrange training for Shipowners fleet personnel (officers, ratings and cadets), we participate as speakers in Shipowners’ Loss Prevention seminars, to prepare presentations based on real P&I cases in order to share our experience, increase professional qualification, safety level and knowledge of Shipowners’ personnel. read more

Customs declaring for foreign vessels calling at Ukrainian ports The new Custom Code established the detailed order of vessels which should be inspected upon entering at the port area, the order of custom control of foreign vessels is following: emergency vessels, passenger ships, cargo- passenger’s vessels, liner ships, tankers, other vessels depends on time of their arrival. read more

Ballast Problems In Ukrainian Ports – Current Update Being a P&I Correspondents in Ukraine we confirm that State Ecological Inspection for Protection of Black Sea (SIPBS, or state ecologists) has resumed the practice of attacking the vessels calling at Ukrainian ports due to ballast inspections. read more

Settlement claims with next of kin of missed seafarers Service at sea was always connected with risks for seafarer’s life. Thus compensation claims always a significant part in claims handling. The most difficult claims are claims due to missing seafarers at sea when the body was not found and such cases entailed a great stress for the seafarer’ families and create a ground for various interpretation and complications in the claim settlement. read more

Pollution caused by discharging the drainage (grey) waters. In Ukraine, the activity of each commercial seaport is regulated by Obligatory Rules for Commercial Sea Ports. Obligatory rules for Ukrainian seaports, enacted and approved by the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine, provide strict requirements for ships calling at the ports in respect of their pollution control equipment and documentation. read more

Repatriation Of A Deceased Seaman: Local Regulation And Documentary Problems Many incidents affecting seafarers occur during marine service. Unfortunately, some of them are fatal accidents caused due to various reasons: tropical climate, accidents, marine perils, illness or other diseases, etc. Therefore we are facing problems when repatriating the deceased seamen quite often. read more