MEMBER ALERT Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Manager One Battery Park Plaza 31 st Fl., New York, NY 10004 USA Tel: +1 212 847 4500 Fax: +1 212 847 4599 https://www.american-club.com American Club Member Alert – June 15 , 2020 1 JUNE 15, 2020 BILLS OF LADING (BS/L) AND LETTERS OF INDEMNITY (LOIS) - COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS Your Managers are pleased to announce the release of a vlog entitled Bills of Lading (Bs/L) and Letters of Indemnity (LOIs) - COVID-19 Precautions. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, shipowners have fielded a high number of requests from their charterers and traders to either discharge the cargo carried on board without the production of the original bills of lading or agree to issue switch bills of lading in exchange of an LOI whereby the charterer would undertake to indemnify the carrier against any liabilities and losses that may arise as a result of them complying with such a request. In this video, Elina Souli – FD&D Manager (Hellas) and Business Development Director (EMEA) for the Managers of the American P&I Club - offers an introduction to the basic functions of Bills of Lading (Bs/L) and Letters of Indemnity (LOIs), outlines how those are being utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights some red flags of which to be aware. The video can be viewed on the Club’s YouTube channel at the following link: https://youtu.be/FCFaR-1t6QI Your Managers recommend that Members take note of this information and be guided accordingly.