UK P&I

Improper Monitoring of A Voyage Plan Causes Vessel Grounding

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The passenger ship Royal Majesty (32,396 tons, 173.16 meter length) ran aground on the Rose and Crown Shoal at about 2225 on June 10, 1995. The ship was on route from Bermuda to Boston, Massachusetts. The shoal is approximately 10 miles east of Nantucket. Although the accident caused deformation of the ship’s double bottom hull, there was no penetration or cracking and no fuel oil was spilled. Damage to the ship was estimated at $7 million.

UK P&I explains the...

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UK Steam Ship Assurance Proposes Amendments To Association Rules

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A Special General Meeting of The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association Limited will be held on 17th January 2023 in London, reads an UK P&I circular.

The purpose of the Meeting is to adopt amendments to the Rules of the Company and in addition, to the Articles of Association.

1. Proposed changes to the Rules of The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association

Resolution 1 to propose: “That with effect from 12 noon Greenwich Mean Time on...

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Anger as SCA arrests Ever Given and submits $916m compensation claim

The Suez Canal Authority yesterday formally arrested the Ever Given.
An Egyptian judge granted permission for the SCA to seize the vessel after it lodged a $916m compensation claim against its Japanese vessel owner, Shoe Kisen.
The SCA says it intends to maintain the vessel’s arrest until the claim is paid, a position that has caused fury among the ship’s insurers and ship managers, and led charterer Evergreen to investigate whether it could …

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TT Club and UK P&I Host Webinar on Containership Casualties

Industry losses amount to roughly one unit per 160,000 carried, says a press release published by TT Club and UK P&I.

Loss for stakeholders

Each loss has significance to a range of stakeholders, including the ship operators, cargo interests, insurers, environmental groups, etc.

Webinar to discuss cargo integrity

This webinar will explore the complex range of ‘moving parts’ in container ship operations. TT Club was intensively involved in working on the SOLAS VGM regulations in 2016 and is currently...

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UK P&I Club launches Risk Awareness Guide series

5th May 2020
The Loss Prevention team at UK P&I Club has launched a new series of Risk Awareness guides which identify the myriad risks and threats onboard, and the controls that can be implemented to mitigate them.
The series of guides are being released over the course of 2020 and will cover a vast range of vessel types, including tankers, bulk carriers, containerships and passenger vessels.
The first in the series ‘Risk …

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