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No.10 2025/26 - Coal shipments from North-East coast USA - Understanding potentially explosive hazar
08 Oct, 2025
This circular is to draw attention to incidents of concern regarding shipments of coal from North-East Coast USA.
Incidents have involved explosions resulting in the displacement/removal of hatch covers.
Increasing ships' efficiency and decreasing underperformance claims - a “virtuous circle”
08 May, 2024
Underperformance claims, where a vessel is alleged to consume more bunkers and/or to steam more slowly than is warranted in the charter party, are one of the most common types of Defence claim that the...
Anchoring Outside Port Limits In Singapore: How To Avoid Collisions
16 Mar, 2009
Vessels calling at Singapore for bunkers often anchor “Outside Port Limits” (OPL) to avoid port charges and pilotage fees. This has been common practice for many years. However, in the past few weeks...
Marine Diesel Engine Lubrication
23 Dec, 2024
In recent months several entered vessels
have experienced main engine breakdowns
caused by heavily contaminated lubricating
oil. All of the vessels were relatively new.
P&I Qualification – West of England Success
27 Mar, 2014
Tom Meadows, an Associate in Claims Team 3, recently became the first person from the Club to gain the International Group’s P&I Qualification, passing two of the modules with Distinction.
The P&I Qualification...
MARPOL Annex VI - Reduction of the Fuel Oil Sulphur Limit
18 Nov, 2011
Members are reminded that an amendment to MARPOL Annex VI is due to enter into force on 1 January 2012 which will further reduce the emission of sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter. As of that...
No.14 2020/2021 - Class 1 (P&I) And Class 2 (FD&D) Policy Year Balances, Financial Position And Rene
23 Oct, 2020
The Board reviewed the latest Class 1 and Class 2 figures, the Club’s mid-year financial position and agreed the Club’s approach to renewals for the year beginning on 20 February 2021 at their meeting...
Briefcases - Waypoints Issue 03
16 Nov, 2022
We look at the details of some recent cases, discuss the lessons to be learnt and examine the consequences and potential implications of each decision.
Piracy - Attacks in the Singapore Strait
02 Sep, 2015
On 21 and 22 August 2015, several eastbound vessels within the Singapore Strait Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) were attacked. Three were targeted during the night of the 20/21 August and another three...
USA - Tianjin Explosions and Vessels Bound for the United States
04 Sep, 2015
Following the explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin in August 2015, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) concerning “Tianjin, China Explosions...