After 25 years in the current building Tower Bridge Court, we are pleased to announce that the Managers will be moving to new offices during the first half of 2019 at:
1 Creechurch Place, EC3.
The Managers look...
Further to our News Item of 26 September 2018 regarding the issuance of two OFAC licences which allow parties a wind-down period to terminate their dealings with the major Russia aluminium trader Rusal, Members may wish...
IG Circular October 2018
IG Circular October 2018
The Managers were delighted to welcome twenty three delegates representing Members from all around the world to the Club’s inaugural Member Training Week recently.
Held at the Club’s London offices, the programme saw a...
The International Group of P&I Clubs has published its Annual Review which provides an overview of the Group, key activities and areas of engagement.
A PDF version of the Annual Review can be downloaded...
Further to our News Item of 25 April 2018 regarding the issuance of two OFAC licences which allow parties a wind-down period to terminate their dealings with the major Russia aluminium trader Rusal, Members may wish to...
The West of England is pleased to announce the appointment of Graeme Daines who joins the Club, from the North of England, as a Senior Underwriter and who has over 30 years of underwriting experience.
Graeme will start...
The dangers associated with the carriage of nickel ore, due to the risk of liquefaction of the cargo on passage when the moisture content is higher than the cargo’s Flow Moisture Point (FMP), are well known.
Following a...
The implementation of the global 0.5% sulphur cap for bunker fuel under MARPOL Annex VI in just under 18 months’ time has been well publicised. Concerns about the cost of complying with this low sulphur cap and whether...
We are pleased to announce that our Singapore office has moved to a new location.
The address of our new office is:
77 Robinson RoadLevel 15-01, Robinson 77Singapore 068896Tel: +65 6416 4890
Click here for a map...
ITOPF - the world’s pre-eminent source of expertise on the effective response to marine spills of oil, chemicals and other hazardous substances - has recently published details of the services which they can provide. A...
Further to our News Item of 7 August 2018, the Club’s US attorneys Freehill Hogan & Mahar have now published a helpful Client Alert concerning the re-imposition of U.S. secondary sanctions against Iran, a copy of...
The International Group has recently published some revised FAQs on the Maritime Labour Convention (2006). Reflecting the issues and experiences that Clubs have encountered in dealing with MLC matters, the FAQs are...
IG Circular August 2018
Further to the U.S. decision announced in May to withdraw from the JCPOA with Iran and re-impose secondary sanctions, President Trump issued an Executive Order on 6 August 2018 which essentially re-imposes the secondary...
In 2012 the Club advised Members of changes to legislation in Australia which both increased fines for pollution from ships and allowed for these fines to be imposed on charterers as well as shipowners. The...
Monday 17 - Friday 21 September 2018, London Offices
Compliance with the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) “Biofouling on Vessel Arriving to New Zealand - Craft Risk Management Standard (CRMS)” became mandatory on 15th May 2018, which requires all vessels arriving in...
Although the piracy risk off Somalia has reduced from its peak of several years ago, the possibility of piracy, armed robbery and terrorist attack in this region and elsewhere are very much still evident. In light of...
Introduction
For many years the number of Fixed and Floating Object (FFO) claims notified to the Club remained fairly constant, as did the resulting claims, however, in the past couple of years, although the total...
The Club is grateful to Gallagher Marine Systems for advice on two compliance issues which may affect ships trading to the United States.
Firstly, the Alternative Compliance Procedure (APC) schemes operated in Alaska by...
IG Circular June 2018
Introduction
The Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) is a highly destructive forest pest that feeds on both deciduous and coniferous trees. The voracious appetite of AGM larvae (caterpillars) coupled with the ability of the female...
The Club has published a number of articles previously on the situation in the Ukraine regarding access to vessels for ecological inspectors to check certification and take samples of segregated ballast water for...
June 2018
Speed restriction measures to protect North Atlantic right whales from the risk of being struck by vessels on passage have been in place in certain areas off the east coast of the United States for many years. Due to...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) will be held at the headquarter of the Association, 31 Grand Rue, L-1661...
The Club regularly receives claims arising from alleged shortages of solid bulk cargoes as a result of discrepancies between draught survey results. Draught surveys by their very nature are not an exact science, and the...
Further to the News Item published on 24th May, we have now received additional information from the government-approved OSRO in Puerto Cortes, OPC Honduras, as follows:
1. The December 2017 contract is the...