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The development With immediate effect the Port of Durban has increased the under keel clearance requirement for vessels calling at container berths in the Port of Durban from 30 cm to 60 cm. This change has been made on the basis of safety requirements from the port.
The Association is grateful to The Bunker Detectives / AVA Marine Group Inc. for permission to republish their Loss Prevention Bulletin AVA/2014/0018.
Forest products from both New Zealand and Australia are exported in many forms, such as woodchips, plywood and other reconstituted wood panels, paper and paper pulp etc. However, the focus of this article will be on the export of shipments of softwood logs in Handysize and Handymax bulk carriers which are specially lo
Home News and Resources News News 26 Sep, 2014 South Africa – New Under Keel Clearance Requirement in Durban Club Correspondents, P&I Associates (Pty) Ltd. , Durban have been notified by Durban Port Authority of a change in the minimum Under Keel Clearance (UKC) that vessels are required to maintain while alongside
Following publication of Notice to Members No.13 2014/2015 Class 1 and Class 2 Policy Year Balances and Mid Year Financial Update you can read our Mid-Year Revi
The situation Members will be aware of the continuing progress of the Ballast Water Treatment Convention along the road to ratification at the IMO, with the present information showing 40 nations representing 30. 25% of global GRT having ratified.
Translations: Chinese Vietnamese Dear Sirs, CLASS 1 (P&I) AND CLASS 2 (FD&D) POLICY YEAR BALANCES AND MID-YEAR FINANCIAL UPDATE AT AUGUST 2014 At their
Video message from IMO Secretary-General as he shares his views on this year's theme; IMO Conventions: Effective Implementation.
The Association is grateful to Dimitris Seirinakis of Ince & Co. Shanghai for contributing to this update.
Home News and Resources News News 22 Sep, 2014 SOLAS: Mandatory Enclosed Space Entry and Rescue Drills In May 2013 the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted amendments to SOLAS Regulation III/19 which added a new requirement for mandatory enclosed space entry and rescu
Emergency Contact The Shipowners’ Club launches dedicated yacht syndicate Home Latest updates News The Shipowners’ Club launches dedicated yacht syndicate 22 Sept 2014 Download Sign up for alerts The liability insurer for small and specialist vessels is introducing a new sub-brand, Yachtowners to identify its recently
Home News and Resources News News 18 Sep, 2014 USA - NTSB Publication - Safer Seas 2013 The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Office of Marine Safety has recently published Safer Seas 2013: Lessons Learned From Marine Accident Investigations , based on a collection of investigation reports that
BIMCO has recently developed and published a charter party clause that specifically addresses the use of electronic bills of lading. Increasing use of electronic documentation, particularly in the dry cargo sector, has resulted in a growing user demand from owners and charterers.
The information Members will be aware of the developments at the IMO which in May this year approved a new container weight verification regime with changes to SOLAS expected to come in to effect in the second half of 2016. Specifically changes will be made to SOLAS Regulation VI/2, and formal approval of the changes
The Association is grateful to Kevin Cooper, Partner Ince & Co London, for contributing to this update. The development The Commercial Court in London has recently considered the issue of how the wording of a guarantee can be construed with respect to the obligation to pay.
The Association is grateful to Messrs. Aus Ship P&I for contributing to this update.
The six maritime authorities of the Riyadh MOU on Port State Control (PSC) have announced that they will be running a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) fro
For a number of years the Club has been producing the popular THINK! Series of Loss Prevention Safety posters, helping to raise awareness amongst crewmembers of
Emergency Contact Recommendations for crews on fishing vessels Home Latest updates Publications Recommendations for crews on fishing vessels 12 Sept 2014 Download page as PDF Sign up for alerts Category: Safety Issue date: 11/01/2013 Area: Worldwide We would like to make our Members aware of the notice issued by t
Emergency Contact Unsafe carriage of oil cargo in non-designated spaces Home Latest updates Publications Unsafe carriage of oil cargo in non-designated spaces 12 Sept 2014 Download page as PDF Sign up for alerts Category Operations Issue date 14/04/2014 Area Worldwide It has been brought to the Club’s attention
Search for ships currently entered in the London P&I Club by their name or I M O number Search Search for correspondents in our global network by country/area or port/city Search China – Tax on “foreign” parties conducting international transportation business 11 September 2014 Members trading to China and entering
Search for ships currently entered in the London P&I Club by their name or I M O number Search Search for correspondents in our global network by country/area or port/city Search Sierra Leone – Port Closures/Ebola virus 10 September 2014 Members will already be aware of the risks and precautions to be taken in rela
Emergency Contact Falling Steel Plates Caused Leg Injury Home Latest updates Publications Falling Steel Plates Caused Leg Injury 10 Sept 2014 Download page as PDF Sign up for alerts Category Personal injury V essel type All Issue date 27/02/2012 Case number 201211 The incident In heavy weather, in the course of
Home News and Resources News News 09 Sep, 2014 New PRC Enterprise Income Tax (EIT) for Non-Resident Tax Payers The Chinese tax authorities have recently issued a new regulation with respect to non-resident tax payers engaged in the International Transportation Business. Formally titled the Provisional Measures o
The development There has been an increasing focus on shipping as a contributor to air pollution and regulation with respect to shipping emissions has been on a steady rise over the past decade. The appearance and colour of smoke emitted from ships can be vastly different and ranges from black smoke to invisible smoke
The development In the month of August 2014, 75 containers, totaling 1,313. 3 tons of genetically modified (GM) yellow corn originated from the United States have been rejected and shipped back under the full instruction of the local PRC customs officer.
Home News and Resources News News 08 Sep, 2014 Russia - Kerch Port Loading Anchorage Club Correspondents, Dias Marine Consulting PC, Odessa have advised the Club of the anchorage area where vessels loading at the port of Kerch are to proceed. The transhipment anchorage area is bounded by the following co-ordinates and
The background Nearly a quarter of all US grain exports and more than one third of US wheat exports move through nine marine terminals on the Columbia River and in Puget Sound in the northwest US. Any delays in loading and dispatching ships would disrupt economically-important US grain exports to Asian markets and wou
A new Loss Prevention Bulletin has recently been published: Transfers by Personnel Basket Home News and Resources News News 02 Sep, 2014 Loss Prevention Bulletin - Transfers by Personnel Basket A new Loss Prevention Bulletin has recently been published: Transfers by Personnel…
Tribunal considered the question of whether a vessel was or was not fit to moor and stay alongside an unusual loading installation in the Mediterranean - London Arbitration 11/14.
New Tax Regulation over Foreign International Transportation Enterprises and its Impact on Maritime Transportation in China
The development Members will be aware of the continuing conflict situation in Eastern Ukraine. The area of conflict has widened, but at present our correspondents advise that the ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk remain within the control of the Ukrainian Government.
Cargo shortages occur quite frequently in the liquid bulk cargo trade, and the blame for such shortage in cargo delivered is almost always first placed on the carrier/vessel. Of the many possible reasons for a shortage, one common reason being having too much of cargo “remaining onboard” after discharge (often shorten