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Emergency Contact Steel Pre-Shipment Surveys Home Latest updates News Steel Pre-Shipment Surveys 30 Sept 2015 Download View PDF Sign up for alerts Further to the Bulletin issued on 21 March 2011, the Club continues to receive requests for advice as to when steel pre-shipment surveys are to be undertaken. Vessel owners
Home News and Resources News News 29 Sep, 2015 Mid-Year Review 2015 Following publication of Notice to Members No.10 2015/2016 Class 1 and Class 2 Policy Year Balances and Mid-Year Financial Update you can read our Mid-Year Review 2015 by clicking on: West of England Mid-Year…
Emergency Contact Steel Pre-Shipment Surveys Home Latest updates Publications Steel Pre-Shipment Surveys 25 Sept 2015 Download page as PDF Sign up for alerts Further to the Bulletin issued on 21 March 2011, the Club continues to receive requests for advice as to when steel pre-shipment surveys are to be undertaken. Ve
Home News and Resources Sanctions Sanctions - Cuba The United States has long maintained sanctions against Cuba and which included a ban on vessels calling in US waters for 180 days after having traded to Cuba. Under the Obama Administration relations between Cuba and the US began to improve however and several amendm
Further to our News Item of 26 January 2015, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control has issued further amendments to the U.S. Cuban Asset Control Regulations.
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Home News and Resources News News 18 Sep, 2015 Australia - Fuel Oil Sulphur Limit for Cruise Ships in Sydney The Government of New South Wales (NSW) has recently passed the Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Amendment (Cruise Ships) Regulation 2015 which requires the use of low sulphur fuel oil by cru
Emergency Contact Yacht US Endorsement Home Latest updates Publications Yacht US Endorsement 17 Sept 2015 Sign up for alerts The conditions within the United States (US) yacht endorsement apply to yachts registered in the US and/or policies which include a named US domiciled assured. The provisions enclosed canc
Home News and Resources News News 15 Sep, 2015 Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers Although primarily applicable to United Kingdom flagged vessels, copies of the “Code of Safe Working Practices” promoting measures to improve health and safety are frequently carried by vessels flying other flags. The
Emergency Contact The Shipowners' Club enters into strategic partnership with Svensk Assurans AB Home Latest updates News The Shipowners' Club enters into strategic partnership with Svensk Assurans AB 14 Sept 2015 Download Sign up for alerts Svensk Assurans AB to offer new P&I product to small Scandinavian vessels
Emergency Contact Guidance on the use of armed guards Home Latest updates Publications Guidance on the use of armed guards 10 Sept 2015 Download page as PDF Sign up for alerts The common position of all International Group Clubs, in respect of piracy and the use of armed guards onboard entered vessels, was set out in t
Home News and Resources News News 09 Sep, 2015 Namibia – Ignition of Charcoal in Containers Correspondents P&I Associates (Pty) Ltd, Durban have advised that a vessel recently loaded containers stuffed with bagged charcoal at Walvis Bay, Namibia. The charcoal inside one of the containers caught fire after departur
Home News and Resources News News 04 Sep, 2015 USA - Tianjin Explosions and Vessels Bound for the United States Following the explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin in August 2015, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) concerning “ Tianjin, China Explosions and P
A recent judgment handed down by the Admiralty Court in London, The Styliani Z [2015] EWHC 2153 (Admlty), has highlighted the importance of using the correct claim form when issuing an in rem claim in the English courts. English law draws a distinction between claims against a person, company or legal entity (known as
IMO Secretary-General video message on this year's theme "Maritime education and training".
Home News and Resources News News 02 Sep, 2015 New Loss Prevention Bulletin - The Carriage of Soya Beans in Bulk Claims for damage to cargoes of soya beans in bulk are often encountered by the Club, as well as occasional claims for shortage. The nature of the product, as well as the reasons why soya bea
On 21 and 22 August 2015, several eastbound vessels within the Singapore Strait Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) were attacked. Three were targeted during the ni