American Club Member Alert (August 7, 2020) Re – Armed Security Guards in Bénin
AUGUST 07, 2020
ARMED SECURITY GUARDS REQUIRED IN BÉNIN
As a result of the recent increase of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, governmental authorities of Bénin have taken pre-emptive measures to prevent such attacks in their territorial waters through a new decree, Concerning Means of Protection of Ships in the Territorial Waters of Bénin.
Any ship bound for a port in Bénin with an armed protection team on...
American Club Member Alert (July 28,202) – re American Club partners with KnowBe4 to offer members discounted cyber awareness training
American P&I Club: Centres for disease control and prevention (CDC)
JULY 22, 2020
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC): INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR SHIPS ON MANAGING SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19): UPDATES
The CDC has recently updated its Interim Guidance for Ships on Managing Suspected or Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Interim Guidance is for ships originating from, or entering ports in, the United States to help prevent,...
American Club Member Alert (July 15, 2020) Re- recommended guidance for COVID-19 Testing & Quarantine Requirements for Seafarers joining ships
Joseph E.M. Hughes, Chairman and CEO, Shipowners Claims Bureau, Managers for The American Club
American Club circular no. 25/20 – The American Club’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2019. Closing of the 2017 Policy Year. Release Calls
Joseph E.M. Hughes, Chairman and CEO, Shipowners Claims Bureau, Managers for The American Club
American Club Circular no. 24/20 – Currents – The American Club’s in-house Newsletter
American Club Member Alert (June 4, 2020) Re- Use of Tankers as floating storage – legal issues
American Club Member Alert (June 3, 2020) re US sanctions four shipping firms and their vessels for transporting Venezuelan oil
As Members may already be aware, on Tuesday, June 2, the US Treasury Department announced the sanctioning of four shipping companies and their vessels as a result of lifting oil from Venezuela between February and April of this year.
This escalation of pressure by the US...
Joseph E.M. Hughes, Chairman and CEO, Shipowners Claims Bureau, Managers for The American Club
The American Club and Eagle Ocean Marine Video ‘Weathering the Storm’
AMERICAN CLUB AND EAGLE OCEAN MARINE ISSUE VIDEO HONORING SEAFARERS
“Weathering the Storm” salutes heroes of the sea in turbulent times
NEW YORK, MAY 20, 2020: The American Club and Eagle Ocean Marine (EOM) have produced a video entitled ‘Weathering the Storm’ which salutes the service of seafarers in these turbulent times as they seek...
Joseph E.M. Hughes, Chairman and CEO, Shipowners Claims Bureau, Managers for The American Club
AMERICAN CLUB CIRCULAR NO. 20/20 – VESSEL MONITORING AND P&I INSURANCE
In line with their legal and regulatory obligations, all clubs in the International Group maintain sophisticated sanctions compliance programs and procedures. The rules and procedures developed by clubs to manage...