Circular 10/16:New IG/CINS Guidelines for the Carriage of Calcium Hypochlorite in Containers
10/05/2016
The International Group and the shipping line members of the Cargo Incident Notification System have collaborated to produce a new set of guidelines for the carriage of Calcium Hypochlorite in containers
The Association would like to remind its Members of the dangers of over-reliance on a single method of position fixing.
The Association has just received the attached circular from a law firm in the USA.
The International Chamber of Shipping reports that there are currently around 1.2 million seafarers actively serving on vessels in the world merchant fleet.
The International Group recommends that the 2011 Inter-Club Agreement should be applied to all NYPE/Asbatime charterparties. The Group has therefore drafted a charterparty clause to promote the application and incorporation of the 2011 Agreement into all NYPE/Asbatime charterparties.
Soundings UK Defence- May 2016
02/05/2016
1093 - 04/16 - Stowaways - South Africa
19/04/2016
P&I Associates (Pty) Ltd have recently published an article titled 'The Age of the Professional Stowaway', which takes a look at how stowaways affect the current market.
The Association would like to provide Members with the latest advice on calling at Mozambique ports.
1091 - 04/16 - Vessel Groundings - Yemen
13/04/2016
The Association has been made aware of three vessels that have run aground in Yemen.
Bulletin 1089 - Spanish
13/04/2016
Continuando con nuestros últimos boletines, la Autoridad del Canal de Panamá ha publicado las circulares adjuntas.
Bulletin 1090 - Spanish
13/04/2016
En los últimos meses se ha observado un incremento en la actividad de las Autoridades Argentinas respecto a la eliminación de residuos a bordo de los buques, lo que ha originado una serie de consultas por parte de nuestros Miembros.
The amendment requires, as a condition for loading a packed container onto a ship for export, that the container has a verified gross mass
UK Club's Loss Prevention department provides practical guidance to Members in relation to piracy in West Africa.
‘Safety4Sea’ a maritime safety and environmental portal, aim to highlight environmental awareness specifically focusing on practices to create a ‘Greener’ industry.
Fundamental dishonesty - A new regime
07/04/2016
From 13th April 2015, the Courts and Criminal Justice Act 2015 ("the Act") provided Defendants with the possibility of striking out a personal injury claim on the basis of fundamental dishonesty. This was a significant development in the ways open to Defendants of fighting back against fraudulent claims.
People Claims: Passenger Injuries
06/04/2016
People Claims Team, Senior Claims Executive Victoria Brown looks at two case studies involving passenger injuries.
1090 - 04/16 - Garbage Disposal - Argentina
01/04/2016
In recent months we have seen an increase in the activity of the Argentinean Authorities regarding the disposal of garbage on board vessels, which has triggered a number of queries from our Members.
Risk Focus Consolidated 2016
31/03/2016
With its team of risk assessors, the UK Club is in a unique position to gather data and target areas of risk onboard ship.
PEME advice: Hypertension
31/03/2016
Hypertension is currently the second most frequent reason for PEME failure and the illness alone represents 8% of all unfit decisions. Hypertension is a constant cause of crew illness incidents and can lead to heart disease, stroke, vascular dementia and chronic kidney disease. In 2014 it was estimated that Hypertension cost the NHS in the UK over £2 Billion in health care services and medications.