The Club would like to draw Members' attention to the Supreme Court case summary from Del Rosario Law.
What is Dry January?
24/01/2024
Dry January is the annual movement through which millions of people give up alcohol for the month of January
UK P&I Club N.V.
23/01/2024
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Tokyo
23/01/2024
Contact our UK P&I Club Japan Branch/TMKK Office for more information on our Shipowners Liability Insurance or to lodge a claim
Correspondent Updates
23/01/2024
Our Correspondents are encouraged to advise Clubs of any local issues, claims trends or changes in local laws that might be relevant to ships within their local area.
Following their publication on the Summary of the Distribution of Major Fishery Farms along the Coast of China, and the Distribution of Fishery Farms near Rizhao/Lanshan and Dalian Port, Club Correspondent Huatai Marine have issued an update on the distribution of fishery farms along the coast of China.
On December 11, 2023, five US agencies released a joint compliance note “Know Your Cargo” (“the Compliance Note”), highlighting tactics commonly deployed by malign actors in the transportation sector and best practices for the maritime and other transportation industries as well as examples of enforcement actions.
Turkey - 2024 Sea Pollution Fines Tariff
16/01/2024
The Club would like to draw Members' attention to the 2024 sea pollution fines in Turkey applicable from 1 January 2024
Yemen - Port Updates
12/01/2024
The following update has been received from the Association's correspondent, GAC Agency Co
Risk Focus: Tugs and Barges
12/01/2024
The UK P&I Club has a long history of providing liability insurance for owners and operators of tugs and barges
Members with ships calling at Singapore are recommended to refer to the Port Marine Circular 23-10 issued by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) regarding the implementation of a "Just-in-Time" planning and coordination platform.
Career Summary
10/01/2024
Masato is the Club's Representative in Japan, working from the Tokyo office.
Recently, the Tianjin, Liaoning, Hebei and Shandong MSA jointly published a total of 27 main public routes in the Bohai Sea and its eastern waters, which has been implemented since 18th December 2023
The International Group (IG) Pooling and Group Excess of Loss Reinsurance contract (GXL) structure for the 2024/25 Policy Year has now been finalised.
The Club has received the following update from industry association INTERTANKO on the situation in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
This circular informs Members of the approval by the International Group of P&I Clubs (the Group) of the eTEU eBL Platform.
Industry associations BIMCO, ICS, CLIA, IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO, IMCA and OCIMF have published Interim transit advice for ships navigating the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
A Special General Meeting of the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association Limited will be held on 16th January 2024 in London, and Papers for the Meeting are enclosed.
This notice confirms approval by the International Group of the update to Secro Terms and Conditions.
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) recently issued 4 general licenses suspending certain sanctions in relation to transactions involving oil, gas, and gold in Venezuela.