New mobile app offers seafarers offline access to ISWAN’s 24-hour support and resources The Shipowners’ Club, the leading mutual P&I insurer in the smaller and specialist vessel sector, and the International Seafarers’…
Podcast: Preventing Yacht electrical fires Having experienced 17 yacht fire claims since 2014, the Club has produced a Podcast miniseries to generate awareness surrounding the cause of yacht electrical fires…
An interactive guide to cyber security planning Malicious cyber attacks are a growing threat on board vessels. In response to this threat, the IMO has recommended that vessels should have…
Seafarers proud of their work but feel unsupported during Cov-19 pandemic, latest Seafarers Happiness Index shows The Mission to Seafarers reveals insight into how seafarers are affected by Covid-19 and…
COVID-19: Challenges in meeting operational and regulatory requirements From the Shipowners’ Club: In view of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, owners and managers are likely to face challenges in meeting…
ITOPF — An invaluable resource of marine pollution assistance to Members An additional benefit of being a Member to the Shipowners’ Club is that all vessels entered are automatically enrolled…
Shipowners’ Club Renewal 2020/2021 At the 2019 half year point, the Club reported a Combined Ratio of 105.9%, with an underwriting deficit of US$ 5.7m. This represented a deficit higher…
LCC: A back to basics guide to arbitration and mediation English law allows for several different forums to resolve disputes, as an alternative to litigation in court. Given the costs…
From the Shipowners’ Club following last Friday’s OSCAR Dragon Boat Race 2019 which we attended: On Friday 13 September the Shipowners’ Club were delighted to take part in the OSCAR…
Seafarers Happiness Index Q2 – New Report Seafarers working on board cruise ships and ferries among unhappiest in industry, new report shows The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published this…
OSCAR Dragon Boat Race 2019 The Shipowners’ Club is excited to be taking part in the 2019 OSCAR Dragon Boat Race on Friday 13 September in Canary Wharf to raise…
Seafarers working on Cruise Ships and Ferries among unhappiest in industry, new report shows Seafarer happiness levels across tanker, bulk carriers and container ship sectors close to global average this…
LCC: Contaminated bunkers — Is there an answer to the problem? Problems with bunkers supplied in the U.S Gulf region, South America, Caribbean and Far East have been widely reported…
Over the past two years, the Club has seen eight damage to property claims allegedly caused by the snagging of fishing gear on subsea cables. Although the number of claims…
The Club’s global claims team is organised into regional departments which are dedicated to specific jurisdictions or vessel types. This ensures the claims team has specialist knowledge of jurisdictions which…
Following from Simon Swallow the Shipowners’ Club Chief Executive: The Club has reported its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2018. We anticipated a continuation of difficult trading…
“Subject to review” clauses are frequently used in fixture proposals to indicate that the parties have not yet agreed to an enforceable contract. However, the recent case of Toptip vs Mercuria in…
In partnership with the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), the Club is releasing a series of Good Mental Health Guides to better mental wellbeing on board. The most…
Dan Hook CEng, MRINA is a qualified Naval Architect and Chartered Engineer with over 15 years’ experience in the unmanned marine industry. Dan currently holds the position of Senior Director…
Our series of Autonomous Vessels articles have highlighted the changes afoot in the maritime industry and legal environment. Developments continue apace and leading industry players expect to start seeing remotely operated vessels…
In our Half Year Report, it was noted that the Club had achieved a positive underwriting result, reporting a 99.3% combined ratio. The Board noted that during the third quarter…
In 2016, the Club experienced a high volume of crew injury claims on fishing vessels. The latest in our series of Risk assessment articles focuses on risk assessments for fishing…
Joining a mutual P&I Club means each Member shares in the fortunes of that Club and its membership. The continuity of Club membership, which is typical within the mutual P&I…
The term ‘overspill’ means that a loss has spilled over, or exceeded, the limits of liability available through the General Excess of Loss Reinsurance Programme which protects Mutual Members of the International…
Many vessel owners join a Mutual P&I Club to access limits of liability that are generally unavailable in the commercial fixed premium market. The highest limits are provided by the…