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Until today, the IWG received (only) 13 replies from the following MLAs: China Colombia Germany Greece Italy Mexico Norway Singapore Spain Switzerland Turkey United States Venezuela The IWG would appreciate if other NMLAs could increase their efforts to provide answers to the questionnaire. Report of the IWG on Unified Interpretation on the Test for Breaking the Shipowner's Right to Limit Liability The IWG consists of the following members: IWG Members: John Markianos-Daniolos (Greece, CoChair); Dieter Schwampe (Germany, Co-Chair); Eduardo Albors (Spain); David Baker (UK); Rafael DiazOquendo (Venezuela); Vincent Foley; Luc Grellet (France); Kiran Khosla (UK); Darren Lehane (Ireland); Sabine Rittmeister (Germany) The IWG supports the work of the Legal committee of IMO by drafting submissions, which were finally submitted as submissions of CMI setting out the purposes and intentions of limitation of liability, and the test for breaking such limitation, in various IMO conventions. [Extracted from the article]

Reports that international shipping law of the 20th century is under pressure. Standardized limitation of ship owners' liabilities; Shortcomings of treaty-based shipping law; Pressures on traditional shipping and marine insurance policy in stormy weather; Role of national lawmakers in shaping the shipping law for the next century.

The article presents a report regarding a seminar and other events held on September 25-27, 2011 at the Northern Shipowners Defence Club in Oslo, Norway. The problems with the International Judicial Sale of Ships were discussed at a meeting conducted an International Sub Committee. Also, a seminar was held with Trine-Lise Wilhelmsen, who facilitated the event.

The article focuses on the recommendations of the working group of the International Subcommittee of the Comite Maritime International (CMI) regarding the rates of interest applicable to moneys lent by a first class commercial bank to a ship owner of good credit rating. It states that under the chairmanship of Bent Nielsen, the working group recommended that the rate of interest to be applied to general average for the period January-December 2009 under the York-Antwerp Rules 2004 should be 6%.

The article reports on the Maritime Safety Committee's approval of the revision of the interim guidance to shipowners, shipmasters and ship operators by the International Maritime Organization's (IMO). The revision is for the use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships in the high risk area. The approval of the guidance is due to its importance, and the need to develop and promulgate detailed guidance and recommendations.

The article presents information on the meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which was held in Paris in October 2006. In the meeting, the reservation and guidelines adopted by the Legal Committee of the IMO were discussed. It is stated that the main objective of the meeting was to modify the insurance requirements of the Athens Convention. The guidelines included ship owners' liabilities, and War Risks Insurance, including terrorism.

Lists ratified international shipping conventions. International convention for the unification of certain rules relating to civil jurisdiction in matters of collision, 1952; International convention for the unification of certain rules relating to the arrest of sea-going ship, 1952; International convention relating to the limitation of the liability of owners of sea-going ships, 1957.

Focuses on international rules governing the relationship between ship owners and cargo owners. History of the Hague Rules; Aims of the Hague Rules; Launching of the Issues of Transportation Law by the Comite Maritime International.