The Club reports a case of a crew member recently repatriated following a period of insomnia and heart palpitations.
Video aims to mitigate the risk of collision in an overtaking situation
Green4Sea conference 2019
20/03/2019
The annual Green4Sea conference was held at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, Athens, on 13 March 2019
Sophia Bullard, Crew Health Programme Director at UK P&I Club, comments on how to deal bullying and harassment aboard ships.
Risk Focus: Temperature controlled cargo
14/03/2019
This Risk Focus is intended to be a practitioner's good practice guide covering all stakeholders throughout the supply chain whether operating, packing, unpacking or handling temperature controlled, 'refrigerated' or 'reefer' cargo transport units (CTUs).
Risk Focus: Burns
25/02/2019
Burns are bad news wherever they occur, but when they happen at sea, remote from shore medical facilities, the consequences can be grave.
The Club have been advised of Member vessels being detained by the Indonesian Navy whilst anchored in Indonesian territorial waters. Many of these detentions are occurring in vessels anchored in waters around the island of Bintan, in the Eastern portion of the Singapore Straits.
Venezuelan Sanctions - Designations against PdVSA
At their meeting on 28th January 2019, the Directors reviewed the basis on which special war risks P&I cover could be made available to Members in accordance with the proviso to Rule 5E, and determined that this cover should be made available to Members for the 2019 policy year in accordance with the terms of the attached Directors' Resolution of 28th January 2019.
Circular 2/19: 2019 Policy Year
29/01/2019
Group reinsurance rates reduced for all vessel categories
The UK Club has received the attached circular from the Port of Fujairah Marine Department, regarding a recent ban on open loop scrubbers within the port.