The UK P&I Club, in conjunction with the Propeller Club of Geneva, hosted a talk on LOIs at La Mère Royaume, Geneva, on 25th October.
The talk was presented by Alec Kyrle-Pope and Helena Biggs of the UK Club and covered the practical reasons why LOIs are used, as well as highlighting the pitfalls and potential onerous consequences that can arise.
The seminar was attended by around 70 people from the Geneva shipping scene, including many traders, brokers and lawyers, and was very well received.
In the second episode of the UK Club ask an expert series focusing on ballast water the topic of Type Approval US Vs IMO, old G8 Vs BWM Code – Limitations of the Type Approval is examined with Dr Li Gang from SGS.
In this, the third and final episode addressing BWM, the topic of Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement of the Ballast Water Management Convention is examined with Dr Guillaume Drillet from SGS.
We have been working with over 200 members of our correspondents network to produce a comprehensive document that outlines challenges and changes for crew changes in ports.
