Members will be aware of the need for ongoing vigilance with regard to the Asian Gypsy Moth.
News Alerts
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9 August 2012
1 August 2012
Further to the Club’s News Alert of 17 August 2011 (click here) advising of the issue by the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) of a standard charterparty clause which seeks to protect Members when carrying cargoes prone to liquefy, the IG has worked closely with BIMCO to produce an industry standard clause which it is hoped will prove to have a wide acceptance. The clause can be found on BIMCO’s website (click here).
10 July 2012
Members will recall our News Alert of 19 August 2011 (click here), which identified the almost certain need to enter the AdditionalPremiumArea for War Risks in the Indian Ocean (the AP Area) when transiting the Indian Ocean rather than attempt to maintain a route within 12nm of the Indian Coastline to avoid it. This is due to added navigational difficulties, particularly for deeply drafted vessels. One of the hazards identified was increased proximity to local fishing boats.
9 July 2012
Members will be aware from our News Alert of June 2011 (click here) that the International Maritime Organisation’s Maritime Safety Committee (IMO MSC) had previously released guidance relating to the deployment of armed security personnel on board vessels for Flag States and, separately, to those employing armed security personnel from private security companies (Rev 1). The IMO MSC has recently issued the following:- 1. Interim guidance to private maritime security companies (click here).
28 May 2012
Members will recall the recent News Alert of 27 March 2012 reporting on the latest EU restrictions on the transport of crude oil and petroleum or petrochemical products from or originating in Iran (click here to read the previous alert). A further alert (on 29 March) provided a link to the FAQs drafted by the International Group of P&I Clubs to assist Members in their understanding of the EU restrictions and their effect on P&I insurance and Shipowners.
3 May 2012
Members should note that the Correspondent in Senegal, TCI Africa, has informed the Club of an alarming trend in respect of fines imposed by the customs authorities in Dakar for alleged breaches of the local customs code. It appears that the customs authorities are rigorously auditing ship's declarations of stores, bunkers and consumables and then imposing draconian fines where any error has been made in the declaration.
3 May 2012
The Correspondent for Indonesia, Spica Services, reports that the Ministry of Energy and Resources is imposing a ban on the export of certain unprocessed mining commodities including metal minerals such as nickel ore, iron ore and iron sand. Regulation No. 7 of 2012 "Increase in Mineral's Added Value Through Mineral's Processing and Refined Activities" is to come into force as from 6 May 2012. A copy of the Regulation is attached.
2 May 2012
Members will be aware from the International Group FAQs on Chinese Pollution Regulations that Owners will need to contract with a Ship Pollution Response Organisation (SPRO) for their pollution response in a particular port in China. The latest translated list of SPROs as of 26 April 2012 is attached to this notice.
2 May 2012
Members will be aware from the International Group FAQs on Chinese Pollution Regulations that a Ship Pollution Response Organisation (SPRO) based in a particular port may form an alliance with SPROs in other ports to create a consortia that will assist Members in the various different ports that the consortia covers. The latest translated list of consortia as of 1 April 2012 is attached to this alert.
27 April 2012
Members will recall the recent News Alert of 27 March 2012 reporting on the latest EU restrictions on the transport of crude oil and petroleum or petrochemical products from or originating in Iran (click here to read the previous alert). A further alert (on 29 March) provided a link to the FAQs drafted by the International Group of P&I Clubs to assist Members in their understanding of the EU restrictions and their effect on P&I insurance and Shipowners.