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TYPHOON fears for ships laid up in the Philippines depend on the locations of anchorages, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore. Insurers have raised the alarm over the concentration of idle or laid up ships in locations at risk from tropical storms, including parts of the Philippines, which has become a popular location for owners to lay up vessels. GAC Solutions vice-president Christer Sjodoff said typhoons were a concern in areas such as Manila Bay and Subic Bay.
Subic Bay has been actively marketing itself as a location for owners to lay-up their vessels.
“Further south there are quite a few lay-up areas that are well protected from the weather,” Mr Sjodoff said. The more northern parts...
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