German Insurance Premium Tax (IPT)
18/02/2019
Working through the International Group, and with specialist legal support, IG clubs continue to monitor the developing situation in Germany as regards Insurance Premium Tax on clubs' business.
The UK Club has received the following annual report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau, regarding piracy and armed robbery against vessels throughout the year.
On 31 January 2019, the IMO updated its "List of National Operational Contact Points Responsible for the Receipt, Transmission and Processing of Urgent Reports on Incidents Involving Harmful Substances, Including Oil from Ships to Coastal States".
On 14 January 2019, the Singapore Parliament passed the Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. The main objectives of the Bill are to amend the Merchant Shipping Act to implement i) the 1996 Protocol to the 1976 LLMC; and ii) the International Convention on Salvage, 1989.
The UK P&I Club has received the following client alert from Freehill Hogan and Mahar, regarding changes to the U.S
Sunda Straits, Indonesia - Update
21/01/2019
The UK Club has received the following update from local correspondents, SPICA Services (Indonesia), regarding the recent tsunami in Indonesia.
As Members may be aware from previous bulletins on the subject, new regulations related to Fuel Oil sulphur content will come into force from 01 Jan 2020. To prepare the maritime industry, various port states have released guidance on how changes will be implemented.
Members' attention is drawn to the attached update on the 2019 tariffs for pollution fines in Turkish waters
Black Sea/Azov Sea, Russia - Updates
19/12/2018
The UK Club has received the attached loss prevention circulars from Axis Ltd, regarding recent developments in the Black Sea and Azov Sea regions.
2019 Reinsurance Rates Announced
18/12/2018
The arrangements for the renewal of the International Group General Excess of Loss (GXL) reinsurance contract for 2019/20 have now been confirmed.
Vinmar Overseas (Singapore) Pte Ltd v PTT International Trading Pte Ltd [2018] SGCA 65
London Arbitration 18/18 (2018) 1010 LMLN 2: Whether ICA 2011 had been incorporated in full into charterparty so as to require charterers to provide counter-security
China ECAs - Members are reminded that from 1 January, 2019, all seagoing ships sailing in Chinese territorial waters will need to use fuel with a sulphur content of no higher than 0.5% m/m
QCR Autumn 2018: Carriage of Goods by Sea
13/12/2018
Fehn Schiffahrts Gmbh & Co Kg v Romani spa (The "Fehn Heaven") - [2018] EWHC 1606 (Comm)
Bosphorus Queen Shipping Ltd Corp v Rajavartiolaitos (The "Bosphorus Queen") - Case C-15/17, Court of Justice of the European Union, 11 July 2018
Glencore Agriculture BV v Navig8 Chemicals Pool Inc [2018] EWCA Civ 1901 on August 21st, 2018
Bou Simon v BGC Brokers LLP [2018] EWCA 1525 (Civ): The Court of Appeal provides more guidance on implied terms, hindsight not to be applied to imply a term
QCR Autumn 2018: Contractually agreed time bars in a charterparty chain will be strictly enforced
12/12/2018
P V Q; Q V R; R V S [2018] EWHC 1399 (Comm)