24 September 2008	New US regulations in respect of operational discharges from ships
On June 17, 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft notice of their intent to regulate incidental discharges from ships (discharges which are part of normal operations) under their authority in the Clean Water Act. From 19th December 2008 shipowners will be expected to comply with new regulations governing operational discharges from ships within US waters.
24 September 2008	Rule B Prevails: Second Circuit Decides Consub Delaware
The New York admiralty bar has waited, with some trepidation, for the outcome of the appeal, which was argued in May 2008.
17 September 2008	USCG NVMC – new template for e-NOA/D
The USCG National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC) issued a notice stating that a new version (4.5) of the InfoPath template for electronic notices of arrival and departure (e-NOA/D) is now available.
10 September 2008	Bunkers Convention Update
We have now been notified that Samoa, as a State Party to the Bunker Convention, is prepared to issue Bunkers State Certificates to Hong Kong registered ships.
28 August 2008	Standard Bulletin
Please read the September edition of the Standard Bulletin.
01 April 2008	Draft Protection & Indemnity and Defence Class Rules 2009/10
The rules have been re-drafted for 2009/10 and are now available. We would welcome your comments as soon as possible.
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15 September 2008	New rules of the Association
We refer to The Standard Bulletin dated 20 August 2008 and previous publications concerning the proposed changes to the P&I and Defence Rules of the Association. As a result of comments received, some further minor drafting improvements have been made.
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