On 30 November 2022, the Club held a webinar to discuss the causes and methods of prevention of container losses at sea.
The UK Club would like to draw Members' attention to the latest International Group circular from MARIN on the update on the roll risk estimator excel sheet.
The International Group recently became a member of the Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands (MARIN) Top Tier project.
QCR Autumn 2021: Cargo owners' obligations to set the temperature of a refrigerated container and to take delivery of a damaged cargo under the bill of lading terms.
Under the Port of Rotterdam Regulation (11_4_1), only crew onboard vessels under 170 m in length moored alongside the quay are allowed to undertake lashing operations onboard.
Can a bulk cargo carrier carry containers?
25/08/2021
Container shipping demand is exceptionally high, especially on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trade routes leading some exporters to charter bulk carriers for carrying containers; this article outlines UK Club advice on the topic
Overweight container guide
11/05/2021
Overweight containers and mis-declared weights remain a very serious problem, therefore, we have updated our overweight container guide for 2021.
On 5 August, 2020, the Supreme Court of India handed down its judgement in the case of The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Cochin Port Trust v M/S Arebee Star Maritime Agencies Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
A webinar organised by the Thomas Miller managed insurance mutuals, container freight specialist TT Club and protection & indemnity insurer, UK P&I Club, revealed the diverse range of factors important to safe container ship operations and the security of the container stacks they carry.
Solas VI FAQs
30/06/2016
The UK P&I and TT Clubs have compiled a number of publications in response to industry questions relating to the revised SOLAS regulation requiring 'verified gross mass of packed containers' which comes into effect on 1st July 2016.
In general terms, by a process of evolution, the lashing systems in use on small container vessels and
post-panamax are very similar. The use of a computer lashing program, together with the IMO requirement for every vessel to carry onboard an approved Cargo Securing Manual, should mean a reduction in collapsed stows and losses overboard.
Container Matters - Chinese Translation
14/02/2014
This pamphlet aims to identify some of the most frequent causes of cargo claims and how to avoid them. It covers damage to container cargo, how containers should be stuffed, the carriage of reefer containers, the carriage of agricultural products, dangerous goods, problems with securing equipment, container crime and container-top safety