Jacqueline Tan, Senior Claims Executive at UK P&I Club comments on the strict ballast water management controls coming into force <s></s>
UK P&I Club, in collaboration with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), released practical guidance for safe sea transport of heavy-lift & project cargo
Press Release: UK P&I Club launches self-assessment scheme for Members
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 providing a package of the International Shipping Federation's (ISF) guide publication "Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Conventions (2nd edition)" and the Lloyds Register/UK Club "ILO MLC pocket checklist" free to all its members. Both publications focus on helping employers ensure compliance with the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which enters into force in six months' time on 13 August.
The UK Club has launched its "iPANDI" iPad based app to provide up to date underwriting information for members and their insurance brokers, even when on the move. The iPANDI app downloads underwriting data via the Club's IT systems and presents it conveniently in both graphic and table formats. The data can be viewed off line, for example on planes or away from the office.
The UK P&I Club's latest Risk Focus bulletin highlights the issue of sudden loss of power, a problem highlighted by incidents during and after the switching to lower sulphur fuels that are now mandated in certain coastal regions. In the bulletin, the Club highlights causes of sudden loss of power and proposes mitigating procedures that ships' crew should adopt.
The UK P&I Club (the UK Club), one of the oldest shipping protection and indemnity insurance mutuals, formally announces a reorganisation of its structure to establish the UK Europe as the sole provider of direct insurance business to UK Club Members. The new structure will take effect from February 2013 and does not impact members in the 2012 policy year.
Slips, trips and falls represent nearly one in three of the large personal injury claims submitted to the UK P&I Club. New Risk Focus publication aims to reduce the incidence of such accidents Following the launch of its Bow Tie loss prevention initiative in January 2012, the UK P&I Club is now embarking on the publication of a series of 'Risk Focus' booklets which highlight specific areas of risk. This month (April) sees the publication of 'Risk Focus: Slips, trips and falls'.
The UK P&I Club has announced that it is reorganising its structure to establish UK Europe as the sole provider of direct insurance to UK Club members. By reducing the number of separately regulated insurers from two to one, the UK Club aims to streamline governance, reduce compliance costs and more efficiently manage the Club's solvency capital requirements whilst meeting the impending Solvency 2 regulations for insurers in the European Union.
The Club's approach offers strategic guidance to owners and operators on tackling the root cause of expensive claims. Using quantified real-life case examples owners/operators are able to invest proportionately in risk management and loss prevention activity. The detailed reports and reviews enable information to be shared across the fleet and operational departments enhancing credibility, co-operation and effectiveness. The result will be a consistent and inclusive approach that encourages sustained and measured loss prevention activity over the longer term.
Two directors were elected to the Board of the UK P&I Club at the AGM in Shanghai. Angeliki Frangou is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc, Athens and of its affiliates Navios Maritime Partners LP and Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation which have eleven owned ships in the UK P&I Club with 368,362 gross tonnage entered. Evgeny N. Ambrosov is Senior Executive Vice-President of OAO Sovcomflot, Moscow which has 24 owned ships with the Club, amounting to 639,540 gross tonnage.
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03/09/2010
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Time charters and legitimate last orders
10/01/2004
Ince & Co Shipping Law Update regarding the clarification on the law on late redelivery under a time charter. There is also a comment on an unusual collision, subcharterers' right to limit liability in New Zealand and an item of interest to cruise operators.
Withdrawal Issues
10/01/2004
This edition of the Maritime Review contains a broad selection of pieces. The first is a detailed article on maintenance obligations under bareboat charterparties, of interest to both the offshore and the shipping industry. There is a further update on the progress of Basel II, a note on recent developments in mediation, and a note on changes to the UK tonnage tax regime.
War and Charter Parties
18/03/2003
A paper consideraring how war can affect rights and obligations under voyage charterparties.
This article looks at the operation of such cancelling clauses, and how they interrelate with the charterer's remedies