Swedish Club

The Swedish Club launches new voyage/passage planning guide

Gothenburg-headquartered international marine mutual insurer The Swedish Club handles a lot of claims where shortcomings in voyage/passage planning factor in. To address this, it has launched its Passage Plan+ Guide, designed to be an essential resource designed to support shipowners, operators, and navigational officers.

Voyage/passage planning is something that must be carried out for every vessel before departure. Every company has its own procedures and there are many guides defining how it...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/the-swedish-club-launches-new-voyage-passage-planning-guide/

Hidden Challenge for Bulk Carriers: Rise in Cargo Shortage Claims

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The Swedish Club guide warns of rise in cargo shortage Claims, reports Baltic Exchange.

Rise in cargo shortage claims

In the last five years, the Swedish Club’s statistics show that shortage was the most common type of claim for bulkers carrying grains, contributing to 63% of all claims.

Despite the many and varied categories of cargo damage faced by shipowners transporting grain cargoes, when it comes to claims, it’s actually cargo shortage that they need to be...

https://mfame.guru/hidden-challenge-for-bulk-carriers-rise-in-cargo-shortage-claims/

Sealing Cargo Hold Hatch Covers To Put Off Fire Onboard

Many cargoes, including a wide range of bulk cargoes and general cargoes can be ignited
by cigarettes and/or hot work. Smoking and hot work therefore need to be properly
controlled, details a fire prevention guide by the Swedish Club.

The Incident

A bulk carrier carrying general cargo was loading additional steel cargo into its cargo holds. In order to secure this cargo, the crew welded D-rings to the tween deck.

It was late in the evening and the Bosun noticed smoke from the lower hold. He...

https://mfame.guru/sealing-cargo-hold-hatch-covers-to-put-off-fire-onboard/

Swedish Club now delivers tailored loss prevention solutions at the touch of a button

Lars Malm, Director, Strategic Business Development and Client Relations at the Swedish Club

The Swedish Club has just launched a brand new version of its hugely popular Swedish Club OnLine portal. SCOL has been a valuable resource for members, brokers and other stakeholders for many years, providing information on insurance status, claims and benchmarking. However, with technology constantly improving, the Club has been keen to harness these new technologies and pass the benefits on to its...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/12/swedish-club-now-delivers-tailored-loss-prevention-solutions-at-the-touch-of-a-button/

Change of leadership at Swedish Club

Gothenburg, Sweden-headquartered marine mutual insurer the Swedish Club is to appoint Thomas Nordberg to succeed Lars Rhodin as managing director from January 1, 2022, when Rhodin retires.

Nordberg is a former head of claims services at Noway’s Gard P&I. He holds an L.L.M., Master of Law, from the University of Lund, Sweden, and has studied maritime law at the Institute of Maritime Law in Oslo.

“The Board of Directors is delighted to have recruited Nordberg, who has close to 30 years’ experience...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/change-of-leadership-at-swedish-club/

Another major P&I club announces a rate increase for 2022

On Tuesday, the Swedish Club celebrated its 149th birthday. Today, the insurer announced a general Increase of 12.5% for 2022, saying that the move reflects the unique challenges currently faced by the P&I insurance market. In line with other members of the International Group, and with a backdrop of pricing inadequacy in the P&I sector, the board agreed the increase as a necessary step to maintain the long-term strength of the club.

At the board meeting in Gothenburg, managing director Lars...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/another-major-pi-club-announces-a-rate-increase-for-2022/

Swedish Club Members Support Launch of New Online Loss Prevention Training

Swedish Club Members Support Launch of New Online Loss Prevention Training

Lars Malm,, Director Strategic Business Development & Client Relations 

The Swedish Club has launched a new online training programme, aimed at delivering proactive loss prevention services directly to its members and their crews wherever they are in the world. Loss Prevention Training – Online will enable seafarers and those onshore to benefit from the Club’s skills training, despite the restrictions of the current...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/24/swedish-club-members-support-launch-of-new-online-loss-prevention-training/

The Swedish Club Partners With CWA To Reduce Cargo Claims

The Swedish Club has partnered with CWA International to develop its new Cargo Advice series, says a press release published on their website.

Cargo claims

The Swedish Club has partnered with industry-leading cargo consultants, CWA International, to develop its new Cargo Advice series. 

The series provides expert advice and information on the carriage of a wide range of cargoes that are frequently subject to claims.

About the new cargo advice

The new Cargo Advice gives operators a unique, in-depth...

https://mfame.guru/the-swedish-club-partners-with-cwa-to-reduce-cargo-claims/

P&I Clubs Takes A Hard Line In Renewal

According to an article published in Lloyd’s List, mostInternational Group affiliates are currently seeking higher insurance premium in the order of 5-10%.

P&I Clubs

P&I CLUBS are taking a tough line in the current renewal round, in which most International Group affiliates are openly seeking higher premiums in the order of 5%-10%, although some could cave in before next week’s deadline, a senior figures in the sector said.

The comments reflect the element of negotiation inevitably involved in...

https://mfame.guru/pi-clubs-takes-a-hard-line-in-renewal/

Lessons learned: Grounding and collision in busy anchorage

In its Monthly Safety Scenario for April, the Swedish Club describes a case of collision after grounding in a busy anchorage area. When changing the arrival time to the pilot station, the Master altered the plans, increasing speed, and took a shortcut through an anchorage.

The incident

It was evening with good visibility and vessel A was approaching port.

The Master had received orders to arrive at the pilot station at 20:40, which was one hour earlier than previously planned. To make the new ETA,...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-grounding-and-collision-in-busy-anchorage/

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