Review of the Year 2022
27/05/2022
UK P&I Club maintains strong 2022 financial position with $488M reserves, comfortably meeting capital requirements & S&P AAA rating
The Club’s financial position remains strong with free reserves of $488 million as at 20 February 2022. The Club continues to comfortably meet all its regulatory capital requirements and remains in the highest AAA band of Standard & Poor’s capital model.
The Club’s correspondent in China, Huatai Marine, provide in their latest Circular No: PNI [2022] 05 details of this summer’s fishing ban along China’s coastal areas.
Circular 03/22: General Trade Licence dated 17 March 2022, UK Government clarifies insurance for vessel calls to Russia and transiting Russian territorial waters
UK Russia Sanctions - An Update
16/05/2022
The UK has implemented a number of sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Contracting states of Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 (LLMC 1976)
AMSA Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) in Australia on Hours of Work and Rest, May & June 2022
05/05/2022
The Club would like to draw Members' attention to the update below from the Club's Correspondents in Australia.
UK P&I Club participated in SeaJapan 2022
05/05/2022
On 20-22 April 2022 Sea Japan made a welcome return and we were delighted to participate for the very first time and show our support to one of the biggest maritime tradeshows in Japan.
Court of Appeal: cargo owners and shippers are liable to contribute to general average even if insured, unless bill of lading explicitly states otherwise.
In their latest alert to their clients, ECM Maritime Services, LLC reports on clarification received from the EPA relating to the requisite frequency of sampling and analysis of treated ballast water discharges from USCG type approved Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) and Alternate Management systems (AMS)* onboard vessels subject to VGP requirements
Wash Damage and Speed Regulation Update - River Plate and Parana De Las Palmas, Argentina
28/04/2022
The UK Club have received the following update from local correspondents, Pandi Liquidadores, regarding new speed limitations and wash damage guidance within the Parana River area.
On 8 April 2022 the EU adopted a fifth package of sanctions on Russia, comprising of several Regulations and Decisions