Charterers face significant liabilities, even where shipowners have their own P&I covers. Liabilities to shipowners, cargo owners and third parties may be contractual (e.g. breach of charterparty) or non-contractual (e.g. pollution).
Our charterers product responds to both, whether operational or catastrophe liabilities, with high levels of cover. It includes those risks specific to charterers as well as those covered by conventional P&I.
Download our Charterers Brochure to learn more or alternatively if you would like to find out more about the UK Club's trader product, ask your broker to contact one of our underwriting team.
After two weeks of intensive and tense negotiations, the outcome of COP26 can probably be best summed up by the words of its President, Mr Alok Sharma; “Today, we can say with credibility that we have kept 1,5 degrees within reach - but, its pulse is weak”; below is an overview of the wider measures and initiatives to emerge from COP26, as well as a more detailed summary of the shipping-related elements.
The decision in “BIG FISH” [2021] SGHCR 7 sets out the principles governing the duty of full and frank disclosure for a party applying for a warrant of arrest in Singapore, and in particular, considers whether it is necessary to disclose a potential time bar defence.
While Brazil is a world-class shipping hub, trading to and from the regions presents unique challenges to the domestic and foreign-flagged ships calling at Brazil’s ports,for both locally-based and overseas Members, the Club’s examines current shipping trends in Brazil and provides valuable insight to assist with smooth sailing.
When an accident involving a ship occurs, there are immediately questions concerning who is responsible and investigations inevitably target all stakeholders associated with the ships involved - this article examines what can be done and the role of P&I Clubs in such scenarios.
