Singapore - Green Ship Programme extended
23/12/2019
The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a shipping circular announcing that the Green Ship Programme has been extended to 31 December 2024.
Sanctions: COSCO license update
20/12/2019
The UK P&I Club have received the following client alert from Freehill Hogan and Mahar, regarding a COSCO license update.
On 19 March 2013, MV "CMA CGM Florida" (CCF) collided with MV "Chou Shan" (CS) in the estuary of the Yangtze River, resulting in a serious rupture to the hull of CCF
Sanctions: OFAC De-Lists Ventspils
20/12/2019
The UK P&I Club have received the following client alert from Freehill Hogan and Mahar, regarding the delisting of Ventspils by OFAC.
The Inter-Club Agreement, otherwise known as the ICA, first came into force on 20th February 1970
A Special General Meeting of The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Europe) Limited will be held on 16th January 2020 in London.
While no changes are anticipated in the US enforced Emission Control Areas (ECAs) on or after 1 January, 2020, US regions outside the ECAs will need to ensure compliance with the IMO's 2020 global 0.5% sulphur cap from 1 January, 2020.
US: Recent Sanction Developments
13/12/2019
The UK P&I Club have received the following update from Freehill, Hogan and Mahar LLP, regarding recent sanction developments.
2020 Rules and Correspondents order form
13/12/2019
A major strength of the International Group remains its pooling arrangements and the General Excess of Loss and Collective Overspill Programme (GXL programme), which provides shipowners with un-paralleled levels of cover. All shipowners will be aware of the hardening reinsurance market and upward pressure on premiums. Despite this, the longevity and relative stability of the GXL programme has enabled the Group to achieve renewal for 2020/21 on expiring rates for shipowners. Of additional benefit, the US$2 billion excess of US$100 million placed in the commercial market has been confirmed for two years. This will help provide a degree of reinsurance pricing stability for the next two years whilst maintaining flexibility to fund claims within the Pool.
Contracts in Indonesia - Update
12/12/2019
The Club would like to issue the following update regarding Contracts in Indonesia.
The Government of Iceland have issued a news release stating that, effective 1 January 2020, the permissible sulphur content of marine fuels used in the territorial sea and internal waters of Iceland will be lowered from 3.5% to 0.1%.
IMO - Preparations intensify as 1 January 2020 global cut in sulphur in ship's fuel oil looms
28/11/2019
As 1 January 2020 approaches, the IMO has issued a Press Briefing dated 25.11.2019 in which it reports on some of the views and indications which came out of a roundtable industry meeting which it hosted at its London Headquarters on 18 November.
The UK Club Crew Health team were recently asked to source support for seafarers
who had sadly witnessed the unexpected death of a fellow crewmember. Months
later, despite initial counselling, the crew was still experiencing flashbacks and
anxiety. They were suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
US Emission Control Areas (ECA), USCG Guidelines for Compliance & Enforcement dated 07.11.2019
Members are referred to ECM Maritime Services LLC's Client Alert 21-2019 for details of ACP's updated fuel requirements for vessels anchoring, transiting through and docking at terminals in Panama Canal waters. These requirements will apply from 1 January 2020, in compliance with IMO 2020.
Members are referred to Huatai Circular PNI1907 which sets out in some detail MSA China's implementation scheme for compliance with IMO Sulphur 2020.
Members were recently notified of a new Shore Leave Policy announced by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office in New York to restrict shore leave to crew members in the New York/ Newark port area. The new policy was to have come into effect on 01.11.19.
Circular 13/19: General meeting reports
05/11/2019
At the Annual General Meeting held in Singapore on Monday 4th November 2019, the proposed resolutions in the agenda were put to the Members and were adopted by the meeting.
Circular 14/19: Autumn update & 2020 renewal
05/11/2019
At its meeting on the 4th November 2019, the Board reviewed the financial position of the Club including the performance of the open and closed policy years and decided on the required premium levels for the 2020 policy year.