In January 2018 we reported the following:

Member Alerts

Monthly fraud and crime update from IMB
3 January – The situation in Yemen is affecting trading parties as ports in certain areas in the country are not operational. Aden, Mukalla, Nishtun and Ras Isa Oil Terminal is open. Hodeidah, Salef, Mokha, Ras Isa Marine terminal (FSO), Ras Isa petroleum products reception facility and Balhaf LNG Terminal is closed.

Yemen update
23 January – Latest update regarding the situation in Yemen: The ports of Hodeidah and Saleef will remain open to aid and commercial shipping for another thirty days.

Monthly Safety Scenario: Leaking cargo hatch covers
31 January – Leaking cargo hatch covers: Read the Latest Monthly Safety Scenario, now available on our web.

MARS Report February 2018
31 January – The monthly publication MARS, from The International Journal of The Nautical Institute, is a confidential reporting scheme by the mariners to protect the mariner. The scheme supports risk assessment and offers a free, searchable database of accidents and near misses.

Press Release

Majority of Auxiliary Engine Damage occurs due to human error warns The Swedish Club
8 January – An investigation by The Swedish Club into auxiliary engine damage has revealed that the majority of all damage takes place immediately after maintenance work. The report also finds that container vessels have a significantly higher claims frequency due to the larger number of installed engines on these vessels. Read more in the latest publication, Auxiliary Engine Damage.

Vote of confidence for The Swedish Club as S&P revises outlook to positive
26 January – S&P Global Ratings (S&P) revised its outlook on The Swedish Club to positive from stable. It also affirmed its ‘BBB+’ long-term insurer financial strength and issuer credit ratings for the Club.

Circulars

Updated guidelines for the carriage of Calcium Hypochlorite in containers
12 January – The International Group of P&I Clubs (IG Clubs) and the shipping line members of the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) have issued a revised version 3.0 of the Guidelines for the Carriage of Calcium Hypochlorite in Containers.

Maritime Labour Convention 2006 As Amended (MLC) – Liability for Uninsured MLC Liabilities
25 January – As Members will be aware from the Club’s Circulars of 22 June and 7 October 2016 concerning the implementation of financial certification requirements in accordance with the amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (“MLC”), the Boards of all International Group Clubs agreed that Clubs would provide the necessary certification.

Club News

Our digital future
9 January – In the latest Triton, you can read about our digital future and the interview with Mark Warner, Head of Marketing Communications, Inmarsat.

Sea Traffic Management (STM) – a new alternative to mind reading
11 January – Sea Traffic Management (STM) is a new concept, which introduces simplified, realtime information sharing in the shipping industry. Read more in the latest Triton Magazin.

The fight against cyber crime: We’re all in this together
23 January – Mark Sutcliffe, Director of security experts CSO Alliance, wants to start a conversation. He wants to hold this conversation with everyone involved in shipping and the entire supply chain.

The Club delivered an excellent set of results
30 January – Europe’s P&I clubs have issued their first Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCR) and, with cover of 232%, The Swedish Club delivered an excellent set of results, taking third place among the clubs in terms of available capital compared to the Solvency II requirement.

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