Members will already be aware the growing threat of cyber fraud as outlined in the Club’s News Alert of 1 July 2015 (click here), which highlighted in particular the interception of genuine emails setting out bank account details and replacement with an email containing the fraudster's bank account.
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23 December 2016
2 December 2016
Members calling at Tianjin port in China should note that the Correspondent, Huatai Insurance Agency and Consultant Service Limited, Tianjin Branch, has issued a Circular on recent thefts of bunkers, stores and spare parts from vessels whilst at anchorage. The anchorage is about 20 nautical miles from the port entrance and thieves approach vessels in smaller boats, usually under cover of night and during winter time when high waves may limit radar/phone signal.
20 September 2016
Members calling at ports in Argentina should note that the Correspondent, Pandi Liquidadores SRL, has recently issued a Circular regarding the potentially onerous cost consequences of supernumeraries and other passengers not meeting immigration requirements for Argentina. Whilst crewmembers do not require visas, Owners are advised to take care that any supernumeraries or passengers on board are properly equipped with valid visas.
13 September 2016
Members will already be aware of the Zika prevention measures required by the Chinese Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ). These measures include the provision of a Mosquito Eradication Certificate (MEC) in circumstances where the vessel’s last port of call was in a Zika affected area.
29 July 2016
Members who call at ports in Brazil will be aware that issues can arise in relation to delays. Whilst the immediate concern of Owners/Charterers may be the demurrage accruing under the relevant charter, Members should note a potential problem arising in relation to crew overstaying the maximum 30 days from the first point of entry.
21 July 2016
Members will already be aware of the attempted coup overnight on 15-16 July in Turkey and the consequent potentially volatile security situation.
20 July 2016
The International Group Annual Review 2015/16 is available and can be accessed by clicking here. The Review covers many of the key activities undertaken by the Group during the last P&I policy year and includes summaries of the work carried out by a number of its Sub-Committees and Working Groups on a range of issues, including Sanctions, Places of Refuge and the Maritime Labour Convention.
28 June 2016
A Correspondent in Barcelona, Indeco, reports that there have been three recent incidents of shipments of steel plates from Mariupol, Ukraine, arriving at various Spanish ports with dunnage wood infested with coleopteran beetles. As attempts by Phytosanitary Authorities to fumigate the dunnage wood were unsuccessful, the dunnage had to remain on board the vessel for transportation back to the port of origin.
22 June 2016
We would like to bring to Members’ attention a recent incident involving the launch of a drone from a vessel. The motivation was innocent, namely to document the vessel proceeding through the Suez Canal. However, the use of the drone led to an investigation by the local authorities, likely due to concern that the drone was being used for illegal purposes, and resulted in confiscation of the drone and memory card, as well as detention of the vessel by the Egyptian authorities.
17 June 2016
Members proceeding to Nikolaev should note that the Customs Authorities are imposing significant fines on foreign flagged vessels for failing to declare ship’s stores and goods on board accurately. The Correspondent, Dias Marine Consulting, reports that the Customs Authorities are strict and carrying out frequent checks.