01/03/2013
From 20th February 2013, if a vessel carries non-persistent oil for a period of at least 30 consecutive days, it
01/03/2013
The ‘A’ rated North P&I club achieved another successful renewal on 20 February 2013, consolidating the club’s
28/02/2013
Tindall Riley Marine has launched Carina – a fixed premium P&I facility focusing on small ships worldwide below 5,000 GT.
27/02/2013
State-run Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd has to pay the price for having two directors from Iran on its board as
26/02/2013
The Swedish Club Academy is altering the face of maritime training by focusing on people's attitudes as an
26/02/2013
The London P&I Club has issued a News Alert which draws attention to a recent case in which shippers in
26/02/2013
The UK P&I Club (the UK Club) announces that it has attracted over three million gross tons of new tonnage, following the closure of the renewal season on Wednesday, 20 February, 2013. At conclusion of renewal the Club’s tonnage stands at around 120 million gross tons. This represents net growth over the past year of 7.6 million tons. As importantly, the Club maintained its policy on sound underwriting declining an equivalent
24/02/2013
Japan is expected to increase its maximum insurance cover for tankers carrying Iranian crude by 4% year on
24/02/2013
Britannia, one of the most successful P&I Clubs in recent years with many of the world’s leading ship owners in
23/02/2013
Under new legislative amendments brought into force in December 2012, members trading to Australia now face
20/02/2013
The manager of the American P&I Club has made new appointments in its underwriting and survey and technical
17/02/2013
Members are reminded that the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) will enter into force on 20 August 2013 when, together with SOLAS, MARPOL and STCW, it will become the “fourth pillar” of the international maritime industry’s regulatory framework. Background MLC 2006 is intended to provide all seafarers with decent working and living conditions regardless of nationality or flag. It is also designed
17/02/2013
The ‘A’ rated, 170 million GT North P&I club has launched a new scheme to help its members ensure their
14/02/2013
The West of England P&I Club has issued a news alert on its website regarding vessels anchoring off Fujairah
13/02/2013
Club Correspondents Gulf Agency Co have advised the Managers that the Port of Fujairah is blacklisting vessels
13/02/2013
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Association was held on Wednesday, 6 February 2013
13/02/2013
Insurance specialist in the global freight industry, TT Club, sees proliferation in technological capabilities & tailored
12/02/2013
The cost of the reinsurance program for the International Group of P&I Clubs may increase by as much as 40% when
10/02/2013
The system for charging International Group reinsurance costs applicable to tankers which switch during a year between carrying clean and dirty cargoes, or to OBOs which switch between wet and dry cargoes will be changed for the 2013/14 policy year for all International Group clubs. The change will result in potential reinsurance cost savings for Members whose ships carry non-persistent oil, allowing returns of premiums
08/02/2013
The ‘A’ rated 170 million GT North P&I club has warned shipowners carrying bauxite aluminium ore cargoes