Contracts & commerce
21/03/2013 -
The Maritime Port Authority Singapore has published a circular to give guidance on the Implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006
18/03/2013 -
The attached FAQs from the International Group provide a comprehensive summary of the relevant legislation and key provisions that impact on trade activities and financial transactions with Iran, including restrictions on the movement of goods to and from Iran and the provision of services that could affect shipowners and their insurers if shipowners perform sanctionable voyages to or from Iran.
07/03/2013 -
Significant developments in environmental and labour regulation together with a change to cargo liability cover under P&I have generated four separate, and important, circulars this week.
05/03/2013 -
OUTLINE: The International Group has agreed to cover liabilities arising in respect of the carriage of cargo under two electronic trading systems - Bolero (www.bolero.net) and ESS (www.essdocs.com). An updated version of the ESS trading system - DSUA 2013.1 - has now been approved. Traditional exclusions of cover under Club Rules continue to apply in the same manner as with paper systems. Particpation in electronic trading systems may expose Members to non-P&I liabilities for which other insurances are required. This circular refers to Circular 16/10 - Electronic (Paperless) Trading Systems - Bolero International Limited and Electronic Shipping Solutions.
05/03/2013 -
OUTLINE: The Group has revised its recommended pollution indemnity clause for charterparties. The revised clause has two amendments in respect of legal & defence costs and indemnity in the event of contributory fault. The clause was originally prompted by recent Australian legislation ( See our “Legal Briefing – Australiatoughens maritime pollution laws – December 2011” ). A copy of the revised clause and explanatory notes are attached. This circular supersedes Circular 14/12 “Australian Pollution Law – Oil Pollution Indemnity clause for penalties and fines”.
14/02/2013 -
The Club is mailing a package of the International Shipping Federation’s (ISF) guide publication “Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Conventions (2nd edition)” and the Lloyds Register/UK Club “ILO MLC pocket checklist” free to all its members. UK Club Loss Prevention Director, Karl Lumbers, explained: “The vast majority of our members should not find it difficult to comply with MLC standards. But the system of enforcement is new and it would be frustrating for our owners to face detention due to simple teething problems with documentation or other proofs of compliance.”
11/01/2013 -
The International Group reinsurance sub-committee announced today that it had concluded terms for 2013 in respect of the excess of loss reinsurance and the oil pollution surcharge for US voyages.
The Club will formally publish...
28/12/2012 -
On 21 December 2012, the EU Council approved the implementing regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1263/2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012) concerning restrictive measures against Iran. The new regulation gives legal effect to the restrictive measures agreed in Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP adopted in October 2012 (previously reported on the Club webpage: EU sanctions on Iran extend to natural gas).
24/12/2012 -
OUTLINE: This circular refers to the earlier Circular 17/12 “Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships”; A revised set of FAQs is attached to this circular taking account of the revised Detailed Rules although the further MSA Notice anticipated in circular 17/12 has not yet been published; If a new MSA Notice requires amendments of these attached FAQs a new set of FAQs will be issued in a future circular; The IG spill response contract issued with circular 17/12 has been revised further and is also attached to his circular.
01/11/2012 -
The EU Foreign Affairs Council recently published new prohibitions contained in Council Decision 2012/635. The full text of that Decision can be viewed in our International Sanctions section. These new FAQs from the International Group provide a summary of the Decision’s key provisions that could affect Members.
Industry developments
MLC 2006
The Maritime Labour Convention enters into force in August 2013 - resources, news & advice on implementation can be found in this dedicated section. READ MORE
Piracy
Essential precautions and preparation against piracy, as well as additional information and resources, loss prevention advisories and useful external web links
UPDATED 24 December: New FAQs on spill response contracts. China’s first comprehensive system of marine pollution regulations took effect from 1st March 2010, but many aspects are yet to be developed or advised.
MARPOL Annex VI limits sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts. It prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances and establishes more stringently controlled special SOx Emission Control Areas (SECAS)
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