UK P&I Club

UK Club Launches Manual To Address Crew Change Crisis

The UK P&I Club has published what it believes to be the most comprehensive account to date of the situation regarding crew changes at different ports across the world.

Global Crew Change Advice

Entitled ‘Global Crew Change Advice,’ the 130-page document is based on information compiled from 200 of its correspondents worldwide, who were asked to supply answers to four basic questions about ports in their regions as follows:

  • Are routine crew changes permitted in your port?
  • If crew changes are...

https://mfame.guru/uk-club-launches-manual-to-address-crew-change-crisis/

UK P&I Club launches Global Crew Change Advice manual

The UK P&I Club has launched “Global Crew Change Advice,” a comprehensive manual that outlines current challenges and issues regarding crew changes in ports throughout the world.

The UK Club worked with over 200 of its correspondents global network to produce the easy-to-navigate 130-page document, which is structured to answer four basic questions.

For example, in Kuwait, the questions and answers are as follows:

Q: Are routine crew changes permitted in your port?
A: As of now, crew changes are...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/uk-pi-club-launches-global-crew-change-advice-manual/

UK P&I CLUB Live Webinar (Series 9): “LNG – The Bridge To Cleaner Fuel”

UK P&I CLUB is conducting a webinar for a better understanding of the safety, operational and contractual challenges of LNG Bunkering operations.

Decarbonization push

Shipping is facing a decarbonization push, and there is a significant amount of interest in LNG as a fuel source. 

Today many LNG fuelled ships are sailing the oceans, and many more are on order. With increasing LNG fueled vessels, there is also a growing need for appropriate infrastructure to refuel these vessels.

Understanding of...

https://mfame.guru/uk-pi-club-live-webinar-series-9-lng-the-bridge-to-cleaner-fuel/

S&P affirms UK P&I Club’s A rating

S&P affirms UK P&I Club’s A rating – confirms “very strong” capital but changes outlook

On 30th October 2020 ratings agency Standard & Poor’s released a research update on the UK Club and affirmed the Club’s ‘A’ rating. In doing so S&P confirmed the UK Club’s capital as being “very strong” and at the ‘AAA’ level on its capital model. Nevertheless, the agency amended the outlook from stable to negative. S&P reports that, in general, “Protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs are facing a high number...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/30/sp-affirms-uk-pi-clubs-a-rating/

Insurers pinpoint the complex causation of container casualties

Insurers pinpoint the complex causation of container casualties

Both the extent and pace of growth in container volumes have put strains on a wide range of operational procedures and the physical hardware employed to handle the steel boxes, particularly onboard ships. Attention to numerous factors is needed to avoid repeated casualties

A webinar organised by the Thomas Miller managed insurance mutuals, container freight specialist TT Club and protection & indemnity insurer, UK P&I Club, revealed...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/08/06/insurers-pinpoint-the-complex-causation-of-container-casualties/

Container Loss Becomes Concerning

Recently the UK P&I Club did a webinar to discuss key issues that are affecting the shipping market now. Here’s what viswa group wants to highlight from that webinar.

The webinar hosted by UK P&I club & TT club had 255 attendees.

Key Points
  • Loss of containers becomes more and more concerning: primarily from because of environment – dangerous good & plastics
  • Existing data:

    Very difficult to establish what is the cause of container losses:

    • Data is aggregated

    • Not suitable for causation...

https://mfame.guru/container-loss-becomes-concerning/

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