Circular 16/13: Annual General Meeting
30/10/2013
Insurance market daily Insurance Day has announced the UK Club's iPandi app as one of the shortlisted entrants for their Technological Initiative of the Year award.
Ahead of the 2014 renewal season we have been working on updating the Club's iPANDI app to bring you new features and improved usability. It takes advantages of some of the changes in iOS 7. We've called it iPandi 1.1 and you can download it for free from the Apple App Store right now.
Thomas Miller Americas were the hosts for the UK Club's seminar on Bills of Lading and Sanctions which took place on October 17 at the TMA offices in New Jersey.
Svitzer documents for use in Vessel Response Plan arrangements. These documents should be read in conjunction with the earlier Club Circular 14/13 US Vessel Response Plans - Salvage & Marine Firefighting (SMFF) Requirements Final Rule - 30 September 2013. Deadline for implementation - 30 January 2014
Marine Response Alliance documents for use in Vessel Response Plan arrangements. These documents should be read in conjunction with the earlier Club Circular 14/13 US Vessel Response Plans - Salvage & Marine Firefighting (SMFF) Requirements Final Rule - 30 September 2013. Deadline for implementation - 30 January 2014
Donjon Smit documents for use in Vessel Response Plan arrangements. These documents should be read in conjunction with the earlier Club Circular 14/13 US Vessel Response Plans - Salvage & Marine Firefighting (SMFF) Requirements Final Rule - 30 September 2013. Deadline for implementation - 30 January 2014
T&T Salvage documents for use in Vessel Response Plan arrangements. These documents should be read in conjunction with the earlier Club Circular 14/13 US Vessel Response Plans - Salvage & Marine Firefighting (SMFF) Requirements Final Rule - 30 September 2013. Deadline for implementation - 30 January 2014
Owners of non-tank vessels calling at US ports will be required to submit their Vessel Response Plan (VRP) by 30th January 2014. This new requirement is being reviewed by the International Group and a more detailed circular will be issued in due course.
Circular 13/13: Annual General Meeting
01/10/2013
This circular provides details of the AGM of the Association which will take place in Bermuda at 9 am on 28th October 2013 and the arrangements for voting by proxy.
New round of Vessel General Permit (VGP) to be enacted on the 19th December 2013.
Advisory on Final Rule relating to Nontank Vessel Response Plan requirements confirms 30 January 2014 VRP submission date.
Resolve Salvage & Fire documents for use in Vessel Response Plan arrangements. These documents should be read in conjunction with the earlier Club Circular 14/13 US Vessel Response Plans - Salvage & Marine Firefighting (SMFF) Requirements Final Rule - 30 September 2013. Deadline for implementation - 30 January 2014
A Club contact has informed us that vessels calling at the VTE terminal in Genoa will be required to supply additional documentation to the Port Authorities and sulphur content tests will take place.
IRS Closing Agreement
19/09/2013
The UK Club has entered into a closing agreement with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Charterer incurs $138 million liability by breach of 'safe port' warranty - the Ocean Victory case
17/09/2013
The Ocean Victory case illustrates how charterers' liabilities for breaching safe port warranties can be very large. The claimant hull underwriters successfully claimed $137.7 million from charterers, which comprised $88.5 million for the loss of the vessel, wreck removal costs of $34.5 million, $12 million in SCOPIC costs pursuant to LOF 2000, and $2.7 million in lost hire.
The UK P&I Club has revised and reissued the four booklets in its 'Book it Right and Pack it Tight' series. First produced eight years ago, these practical straightforward, well-illustrated, cross-referenced guides have been updated to embrace changes brought in by amendments to the Code.
The UK Club is one of the