Useful progress has been made recently in the international standardisation of evidencing Club cover as required by the IMO's international liability compensation regimes.
At its meeting in November last year the Legal Committee of the IMO endorsed the recommendation of its Correspondence Group that all state parties to CLC and the Bunkers Convention should accept blue cards in a common electronic format, the Adobe pdf.
Providing relevant authorities with the ability to verify Blue Card information was an important part of achieving more widespread acceptance of this documentation. The Club's database of entered ships - "Ship Finder"- is therefore publicly available on our home page. The database is updated daily to ensure accuracy. In common with other group clubs updated versions of the database are also provided to the EU facility Equasis (
Members can view and download their current Blue Cards at any time via the Members'Area of this website *. Simply click on the Member login button at the head of this page and once logged in select Underwriting Online and then Policy Documentation.
A detailed update on these developments can be found in the
Members who have not previously accessed online documentation or claims records can register a user ID and password by clicking on the Members Area button at the head of this webpage and then clicking on "P&I Online Services Register" at the top right of the Members Area page. If you have any difficulty with registering or logging on to the Members Area please contact Nick Whitear (
The Club's website has been refreshed, with a simpler navigation structure and enhanced search functionality. Every month ukpandi.com has thousands of visitors from around the world using the site. On any given day, users are viewing the Club's content on many different devices. The number of device types on which users can access the Club's website will only continue to increase so we want to make sure that we always provide a consistent, fast-loading, familiar and easy experience, whatever the screen size for user and the new updates to the site will help us achieve this.
Helen Huang – Senior Claims Executive from Thomas Miller’s Hong Kong office provides an introduction to China’s marine oil pollution laws with a discussion on the relevant International Conventions, China’s domestic laws and Ship Pollution Response Organisations (SPROs).
