The Club’s updated Guide on the safe operation and maintenance of ship holds and hatch covers is now available
News Alerts
We issue News and other Alerts to keep members posted about developments at the Club and other industry news. Please see our latest Alerts below.
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12 February 2020
24 January 2020
“Seed Cake” is the term used for a wide range of pulp, meals, cake, pellets, expellers and other similar cargo, which is the residue after the edible vegetable oils have been removed.
23 January 2020
Members calling at ports in China will be aware of a new virus which according to the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) may be linked to cases of pneumonia first reported in Wuhan City
14 January 2020
The International Group Annual Review 2018/19 is now available.
27 December 2019
Members should note that the International Group's FAQs on Piracy have recently been updated
20 December 2019
As Members are already aware from our News Alert of 13 December 2019, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
18 December 2019
The Club’s Position & Performance Review 2019 is now available.
13 December 2019
US law firm Freehill Hogan & Mahar (“Freehills”) advise that due to alleged serious human rights abuses and corruption, Aivars Lembergs, mayor of Ventspils, has been made a SDN by the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under Executive Order 13818. OFAC has also designated as SDNs four Latvia-based entities that are owned or controlled by him.
9 December 2019
We are delighted to announce two important promotions involving our team in Asia. From 20 February 2020, Frank He and Deborah Yu will be appointed respectively General Manager and Deputy General Manager of our Hong Kong office.
7 November 2019
Members whose ships call at ports in India or pass through Indian territorial waters should note that the Ministry of Shipping in India has imposed a ban on the use and disposal of single-use plastics. The ban is already enforceable for certain types of single-use plastics (eg. cutlery, plates, cups, water and drinks bottles, bags, cleaning fluid containers of less than 10 litres) and will come in full effect for a wider range of items from 1 January 2020.