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PERSONNELNEWSNEW EMPLOYEES & PROMOTIONS/CHANGES1351602467 89/ TOTAL NUMBEROF EMPLOYEESIN SKULD:SKULDHAMBURG1 / Simone VitzthumCLAIMS EXECUTIVESimone Vitzthum (32) joined Skuldin June as Claims Executive inour Hamburg office. She is alawyer from Germany. Simonehas a Master of InternationalMaritime Law degree from theIMO International Maritime LawInstitute (IMLI) in Malta, andadditional experience from salesand purchasing in shipping.SKULDHONG KONG2 / Ho Keng HoongLAWYERHo Keng Hoong (34), introducedin the last issue of Beacon, hastransferred from Skuld Singaporeto the Skuld Hong Kong team.3 / Christian OttASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTWITH SKULD HONG KONGChristian Ott (32) has acceptedthe position of Assistant VicePresident with Skuld Hong Kongas of October, when he rejoinedthe company following a yearworking for Clyde & Co HongKong.SKULDOSLO4 / Stefan GattbergTRAINEEStefan Gattberg (27), joinedSkuld in August as traineethrough the Norwegian Shipowners’Association’s MaritimeTrainee programme. Stefan isa lawyer who will be involvedin a wide range of work areas,mainly in underwriting and claims.5 / Marita MoCREDIT CONTROLLERMarita Mo (47), started work asCredit Controller in the CreditControl Department in August.Marita comes from an accountingposition in DSV Roads AS andhas extensive professionalexperience.6 / Ingeborg S. BergeVICE PRESIDENT MARKETING& COMMUNICATIONIngeborg S. Berge (50), hasbeen appointed Vice PresidentMarketing & Communication.She joined Skuld in 1997 andbecame Manager Marketing& Communication in 2002.Ingeborg has Master studiesfrom BI Norwegian School ofManagement and a Bachelor ofArts from the University of Oslo.7 / Christofer Kobro8 / Marcus LindforsCLIENT SERVICING AND MARKETINGEXECUTIVESChristofer Kobro (33) and MarcusLindfors (32) have been transferredto the Offshore Syndicateas Client Servicing and MarketingExecutives. Christofer has beena claims executive since 2005.He has two year’s officer trainingin the Navy and seafaring experience,and received a lawdegree from the University ofOslo, including maritime lawstudies from the University ofSouthampton. Marcus has alsobeen a claims executive since2004. He has a law degree fromLund University, maritime lawfrom the University of Oslo andan LLM Master of Law from theUniversity of Southampton.SKULDSINGAPORE9 / Alvin LooiLAWYERAlvin Looi (33), joined ourSingapore office as an in-houselawyer in September to handleboth P&I and FDD claims. Heserved as a shipping and litigationpartner at Rajah & Tann, LLP,which has the largest maritimelaw practice in Singapore. Alvinhas a law degree from theNational University of Singapore.18 BEACON / DECEMBER 2008
NEWSSOME CURRENT CASES FROM OUR SYNDICATES,NEWS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS ANDOTHER CONTACTS/ EARLY REDELIVERIES UNDERCHARTER PARTIESSkuld assisted and advisedMembers on how to protectthemselves and secure claimsarising from sudden large scaleearly redeliveries./ WATER FROZEN REEFER CARGODefrost water was spilled intothe hold, causing frozen krill tobe water frozen and partly demolishedbefore arrival at Vladivostok.Local surveyor appointed to inspectthe holds. Preparing forthe handling of resulting claims./ SHORT DELIVERY IN PAKISTANUnder Pakistani law, agents aredirectly liable to cargo receiversfor any short delivery. A vesselwas detained by local ship agentsdemanding security. To get thevessel released before an arrest,Skuld Singapore provided securityand started preparations to defendthe claims in Pakistani courts./ STOWAWAYS REPATRIATEDThree stowaways were picked upat Matadi, Democratic Republicof Congo. Skuld co-ordinatedthe prompt disembarkation andrepatriation in Senegal, resultingin minimal delay to the vessel anda controlled cost for the incident.FACTSThe five dominant vessel categoriesin Skuld today in percentages basedon the number of vessels entered:33%GENERAL CARGO20%TANK19%BULK15%CONTAINER CARRIER13%CHEMICAL TANKERSOURCE: SKULD UNDERWRITING/ TRANSFER OF SEAMAN FORSURGERYA Russian crew member on boarda German vessel had an examinationdone at a Puerto Ricanhospital and a serious diagnosisstated. Skuld Moscow was involvedin the transfer of the seamanback to Russia for surgery./ GERMAN CREW MEMBERHOSPITALISED IN NEW YORKSkuld Oslo cooperated withSkuld North America, followedup closely to support the crewmember and shipowner alongwith taking measures to monitorand contain medical costs./ COLLISION IN HORMUZ STRAITA member’s tanker vessel collidedwith a container ship resulting inminor personal injuries and bigdamages to the vessels. However,both vessels could still sail and nooil pollution occurred. Repair workwill be carried out, securitiesexchanged and the work dividingliability between the two vesselsis commencing.PIRACY/ GULF OF ADENAt present, 11 vessels and some300 crew members are held hostageby Somali pirates. Since thebeginning of this year about 48vessels have been attacked bypirates and 18 hijacked duringtheir passage of the Gulf of Aden.See more details in the Skuld Webonly Circular – Piracy Section.READ MORE www.skuld.comHOUSE OF LORDS/ ACHILLEAS DECISIONThis summer’s decision by theHouse of Lords in the Achilleascase followed an original arbitration(2005) and an appeal (2007)– during which Skuld stood by itsmember. The unanimous decisionupheld the Charterers Appeal.READ MORE Beacon, page 14SHIPPING ANDTHE ENVIRONMENTThe second edition of Shipping and the Environment: Law andPractice will be published early next year as part of the prestigiousLloyd’s Shipping Law Library. The book combines the legalexpertise and practical experience of two leading specialists– Charles Anderson, head of Skuld’s New York office, and Colinde la Rue, partner in the law firm of Ince & Co. in London.LIABILITYThe second edition examines liability for pollution from ships, both underinternational conventions and the US Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as wellas pollution prevention and response. Special attention is paid to problemsmost commonly encountered in practice, and to the many waysin which these can affect various parties engaged in maritime commerce.A series of chapters deal with the position of salvors, charterersand cargo owners, vessel managers and operators, and ship financiers.Insurance aspects are discussed which affect P&I Clubs and hullunderwriters.SUBSTANTIALLY REVISEDIt covers many developments since the first was published ten yearsago. Several chapters have been substantially revised, and others havebeen added to deal specifically with pollution from offshore craft, ownersof colliding ships, pilots and maritime authorities, limitation of liabilityfor pollution, removal of wrecks and dumping at sea, as well as shipmentof waste and dismantling of vessels. Enlarged chapters on regulatoryaspects now include ballast water management and air pollutionregulations, together with a more detailed review of law enforcementand criminal liability.READ MOREwww.skuld.comPHOTO: PANORAMIC IMAGESBEACON / DECEMBER 2008 19
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