Good PPE station
18/06/2012
Good welding area
18/06/2012
Mooring rope protection
17/06/2012
829 - 06/12 - Personal Injury claims due to poor maintenance of railings and gratings - USA
15/06/2012
The Club has been involved in several recent cases involving injuries to longshoreman due to poor maintenance of railings or lashing bridge access grates.
This Circular amends Circular ref. 1/12 regarding application of 50 per cent rebate of the US tanker voyage additional premium. The 50 per cent reduction on premium rates for voyages involving loading or lightering of persistent oil cargo in the US will not be restricted to LOOP and the four designated areas described in Circular ref 1/12. The reduction will continue to be applied to other lightering areas approved by the US Coast Guard on the same basis as prior to Circular 1/12
Members must notify the Club at the earliest opportunity if they intend to load nickel ore from Indonesian or Philippine ports, and may prejudice cover if they fail to do so; This circular details the information that needs to be advised to the Club; This information is being compiled to identify those areas, ports & shippers that present particular difficulties, e.g. inaccurate cargo declarations; It remains the Members responsibility to ensure full compliance with the IMSBC Code; Mandatory notification applies only to cargoes of Nickel Ore to be loaded in Indonesia and the Philippines, and not to any other bulk cargoes
826 - 05/12 - Cappuccino Bunkers - Singapore
25/05/2012
The resolution of fuel quantity and quality disputes will rely on evidence provided
Bodily Injury News - May 2012
25/05/2012
This early summer edition of the Bodily Injury Newsletter places particular emphasis on 'maintenance and cure'. The breadth of exposure through this avenue of claim is not widely understood. The seemingly limitless potential for punitive damages where owners fail to pay maintenance and cure, is explored as is the trend towards palliative treatment which raises the prospect of a continued cost for owners. Recent issues and developments arising from crew injury through falling overboard and parting mooring lines are also reviewed.
825 - 05/12 - Customs Fines - Senegal
17/05/2012