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Letters of Indemnity

10 Jul, 2019
It is common industry practice for Members to be asked to accept a letter of indemnity (LOI) from a charterer or other party in return for the delivery of cargo without presentation of the original bills...

Brazil - Loading and Carriage of Soya Beans

01 Apr, 2011
It has been reported that this year’s soya bean crop in some parts of Brazil has been adversely affected by heavy rains, increasing the moisture content and reducing the quality of the harvest. Soya beans...

Venezuela Sanctions: U.S. designates tankers for carriage of Venezuelan oil

03 Jun, 2020
OFAC has announced the designation of four tankers and their related owning companies for “operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy”. It is believed that these ships undertook the carriage...

Monkey’s Fists on Heaving Lines - Use of Inappropriate Weighting Material

09 Dec, 2022
In the past it was not uncommon for seafarers to weight monkey’s fists fitted to the end of heaving lines with pieces of scrap metal or sand, or to attach a heavy item such as a shackle, so that the...

Egypt - Carriage of Weapons, Ammunition and Armed Guards - Update

22 Feb, 2012
The Club has recently been advised by Egyptian Marine Insurance Consultations and Services (EMICS), Alexandria of a further change in the regulatory requirements governing the carriage of weapons, ammunition...

Poles Apart? An Introduction to the Regulation of Polar Shipping

26 Apr, 2023
Ships trading or transiting through polar waters are subject to specific regulations to address the protection of pristine natural environments as well as safety of crew and ships in remote and hazardous...

Revised version of IG/CINS Guidelines for Carriage of Calcium Hypochlorite

12 Jan, 2018
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...

West Africa - Bagged Rice Shortages

31 Oct, 2012
Translations: Chinese   Club Correspondents Eltvedt & O’Sullivan have advised of significant shortages affecting vessels discharging bagged rice in West African ports in recent weeks. Shortages of between...