Circular 1/11: Oil Pollution in the United States Tanker Voyage Additional Premium System - 2011 Policy Year
The additional premium system for tankers carrying persistent oil to or from the United States will continue for the 2011 policy year.
The new 2011 rates (set out below), represent a decrease of 12.5 per cent on the 2010 rates.
The full text of the US Oil Pollution Clause 20/2/2011 will be set out in an Addendum to the Rules and will be incorporated, by reference, in the Certificates of Entry. As before, a lower rate per ton will apply to tankers equipped with segregated ballast tanks (SBT) in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 13 of Annex 1 to MARPOL 73/78.
| Non SBT | SBT | ||
| (A) Tankers of more than 1000 gt | US$ 0.068 | US$ 0.0566 | per ton per voyage |
| LOOP/Lightening | US$ 0.034 | US$ 0.0283 | per ton per voyage |
| (B) Tankers of 1000 gt or less either | US$ 68 | US$ 57 | per voyage |
| Or | US$ 1,360 | US$ 1,140 | per annum |
| (C) Parcel tankers carrying less than 5,000 metric tons of persistent oil as cargo | US$ 204 | US$ 170 | per voyage |
| (D) Parcel tankers carrying 5,000-9,999 metric tons of persistent oil as cargo | US$ 510 | US$ 425 | per voyage |
| (E) Parcel tankers carrying 10,000 metric tons or more of persistent oil as cargo | US$ 0.068 | US$ 0.0566 | per entered ton |
| each voyage |
Yours faithfully
THOMAS MILLER (BERMUDA) LTD.
CONTACT
Members are requested to contact their usual underwriter if they need to obtain cover for voyages to the United States
