
Notice to Members No. 22 2012/2013
Dear Sirs Information Required When Offered a Shipment of Iron Fines that may Contain DRI (C)Background The process of manufacturing Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) f
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Dear Sirs Information Required When Offered a Shipment of Iron Fines that may Contain DRI (C)Background The process of manufacturing Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) f
24 December 2010 TO ALL WAR RISKS MEMBERS Dear Sirs Additional Premium Areas In accordance with the Association’s Rule 19. 3 (Class 7 War Risks), the following amendment to the areas listed in the Association’s Circular dated 12 August 2010 (No.

In December 2008 IMO adopted Resolution MSC.268(85) introducing the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code in place of the Code of Safe Practice

Introduction On the 1 January 2011 the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) will implement European Union Directive 2009/16/EC th
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21 December 2010 TO ALL MEMBERS Dear Sirs International Group of P&I Clubs Review by the European Commission Members may be aware, as a result of reports in the shipping media, of the fact that the European Commission has decided, following the expiry of the exemption from competition laws of the International Group Ag
20 December 2010 TO ALL MEMBERS Dear Sirs Venezuela – Illegal Narcotics onboard Vessels The International Group supports efforts by all countries to prevent vessels being used to smuggle illegal narcotics. However, the International Group has become increasingly concerned with what appears to be the indiscriminate and
Circular issued by International Group clubs The International Group supports efforts by all countries to prevent vessels being used to smuggle illegal narcotics. However, the International Group has become increasingly concerned with what appears to be the indiscriminate and disproportionate application of criminal l
Circular issued by International Group clubs This Circular informs Members of the latest developments towards standardisation of procedures concerning evidence of Club cover and certification of insurance required by the international liability compensation regimes adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IM
13 December 2010 TO ALL MEMBERS Dear Sirs India - Safe shipment of Iron Ore Fines from Indian Ports Introduction As Members may be aware, in 2009 two ships, the Asian Forest and the Black Rose, capsized and sank following liquefaction of iron ore fines cargoes which they had loaded in the Indian ports of Mangalore and
Circular issued by International Group clubs Introduction As Members may be aware in 2009 two ships, the ‘Asian Forest’ and the ‘Black Rose’, capsized and sank following liquefaction of iron ore fines cargoes which they had loaded in the Indian ports of Mangalore and Paradip. There have been other incidents

A new Loss Prevention Safety Alert has just been published: Nickel Ore Cargoes - Another Vessel Lost
One week ago we published an urgent warning on the hazards of liquefaction of nickel ore cargoes, particularly when loaded in ports in Indonesia or the Philippines. This warning was issued due to a number of incidents, the most serious being the loss of two bulk carriers in November, the Nasco Diamond and
What happened? The vessel was loading sunflower seed oil, and the crew on board was there at the manifold taking samples.