This circular sets out details of the arrangements that will be made by the Club to assist owners to comply with the MLC financial security requirements applicable from January 2017
The Club has been recently advised of frequent rain in Surigao, Philippines and unsafe, wet nickel ore cargo being presented for loading.
MPA Circular No.14 - Zika Virus
03/10/2016
1112- 09/16 - Cyber Fraud - Worldwide
28/09/2016
The Association was recently advised of a number of incidents of white powder deposits being found on food cargoes carried in refrigerated containers.
The Club would like to alert Members with ships entering Canadian waters that Transport Canada have issued a bulletin stating that marine safety inspectors have begun verifying compliance with the 0.1% sulphur content requirements for marine fuel used on vessels, subject to the North American Emission Control Area (NAECA) of the MARPOL Convention.
The Association was recently advised of an increase in the incidents of fines, imposed by the Immigration Authorities in Argentina.
Soundings UK Defence Club- September 2016
04/09/2016
Circular 15/16: THE UK INSURANCE ACT 2015
12/08/2016
The UK Insurance Act 2015 will enter into force on 12 August 2016. As an update, the eight Clubs in the International Group whose rules are subject to English law took a common approach to contracting out of certain aspects of the Act.
In the near future (01 Sep to 30 Nov 2016), there are two big port state control (PSC) Concentrated inspection campaigns (CIC) that are going to be run in various parts of the world. Paris MOU is carrying out a CIC on MLC 2006 whereas many of the other MOUs will be carrying out a CIC on Cargo securing arrangements.
Soundings UK Defence Club- Brexit
08/08/2016
Thomas Miller Hellas' resident Risk Assessor David Nichol looks at the safe carriage of dangerous goods in containers.