Members' attention is drawn to the USCG Marine Safety Bulletin (MSIB) 005-19 introducing a new procedure for ship owners and operators operating in the North American (NA) or US Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area (ECA) to comply with the MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 18.2.4.
2019 Financial Statements
10/07/2019
Directors' report & financial statements for the year ending 20th February 2019.
150 years together
09/07/2019
2019 marked the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the UK P&I Club.
Part 2: Legal issues arising under the current unimodal transport Conventions
Navigation restrictions around the Miaodao Archipelago are published on ECDIS, and navigation warnings and notices are issued to mariners sailing in the region.
Dr Henderson speaks at the UK P&I Club Gala Dinner 4th July 2019 celebrating the Club's 150th anniversary.
Hugo Wynn-Williams at the UK P&I Club's 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner, speaking at the National Maritime Museum on 4th July 2019.
The Reverend Cannon Andrew Wright at the UK Club's 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner, hosted at the National Maritime Museum on the 4th July 2019.
Hong Kong and China have agreed new measures to allow parties to an arbitration seated in one jurisdiction to attach assets in the other jurisdiction pending an award. This is an important extension to arbitration proceedings of measures previously restricted to litigants before Hong Kong and Chinese courts. It also reflects the increasing use of Hong Kong as a forum for arbitration.
A US seaman sued his employer/vessel owner for injuries suffered on board a dredge vessel, alleging various claims which included negligence under the US Jones Act
BIMCO publishes Cyber Security Clause
28/06/2019
BIMCO has just published a cyber security clause addressing the contractual issues that can arise from a cyber security incident.
Although a precise estimate of the global sepsis cases is difficult to ascertain, some scientific publications report that it affects more than 30 million people worldwide every year, potentially leading to six million deaths.
The MARPOL permitted limit for sulphur content in ships' bunker will be reduced from 3.5% m/m to 0.50% m/m for ships operating outside designated emission control areas
The 74th session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) took place on 13-17 May 2019 at the IMO headquarters in London.
UK Club Risk Assessors visit London office
20/06/2019
The Club's Risk Assessors visited the London office at the end of May for a bi-annual meeting with the Loss Prevention team. Since 1990, the Club's full-time and highly experienced Risk Assessors have been visiting Member vessels to focus on threats that we know from past experience have caused claims. To date, over 12,900 ships have been inspected by the Club's dedicated team of experienced Master Mariners and Chief Engineers.
The multimodal transportation of goods is inherently complex. This complexity is further complicated by the absence of internationally accepted rules governing the multimodal trade. While the shipowner is often the carrier or multimodal transport operator(MTO) under the multimodal transport contract, the rules applicable to the liability of the shipowner are embodied in a mosaic of International Conventions relating to the carriage of goods by sea, by air and by road.
Lessons Learnt: Bunker Spill
18/06/2019
This video focuses on a spillage incident that occurred during a poorly planning bunkering operation, with neglect of the company's SMS procedures.
The International Group has agreed to cover liabilities arising in respect of the carriage of cargo under three electronic trading systems - Bolero ESS and the e-title system
Following a rise in the number of enquiries relating to the transport of metal scrap in containers, the Association would like to bring Members' attention to the CINS Metal Scrap Carriage Guidelines, which were published in January 2018.