Tag: American Club

William H. Moore, Senior Vice President, American P&I Club, responded to SAFETY4SEA questions by providing insight into the current and future safety concerns. Dr. Moore reveals Club's focus areas for 2017 and poses key questions to industry stakeholders to raise awareness into the significant global financial and commercial challenges that shipping industry faces.

The American P&I Club in cooperation with HELMEPA and in celebration and honor of Ocean Conservancy's 2016 International Coastal Clean-up, attracted over 80 volunteers for a beach cleaning event at Kavouri beach as a part of the voluntary actions’ campaign of HELMEPA for the marine environment that takes place every September.

If there is one standout cause for failures of main and auxiliary engines, it is through inadequate monitoring and maintenance of the condition of lubricating oil – literally the life-blood of any engine. The American P&I Club issued new case study taking into account best practices in the prevention of shipboard machinery failures.

The handling of steel cargoes has been a perennial focus of P&I loss prevention activity. The American P&I Club's latest publication: Transport Guidance for Steel Cargoes provides a comprehensive overview of how to avoid claims arising from the carriage of these cargoes.

The American P&I Club has issued new case studies and other relevant information taking into account best practices in the prevention of shipboard machinery failures. In spite of major improvements in design and quality control over the years, significant failures still occur.

SAFETY4SEA Team met Dorothea Ioannou, Global Business Development Director, The American P&I Club at Posidonia 2016 for an interview on Club's loss prevention initiatives.

The American P&I Club announced a new initiative aimed at preventing injuries caused by slips, trips and falls, the leading source of injuries on board ships. It includes two related case studies to raise awareness of the hazards associated with slips, trips and falls. This case study considers the risks of falling from heights below deck.

The American P&I Club announced a new initiative aimed at preventing injuries caused by slips, trips and falls, the leading source of injuries on board ships. It includes two related case studies to raise awareness of the hazards associated with slips, trips and falls.

The American P&I Club has published a compliance guidance on economic sanctions for May 2016.Sanctions legislation has become increasingly more complex and has had a significant effect upon the shipping industry. Sanctions have had a major impact not only on shipping operations but also through financial institutions and insurance companies serving the shipping industry, including on P&I clubs worldwide.

The Abidjan port authorities have issued a circular to all agents advising that any vessel calling in Abidjan with stowaways to disembark will be subject to an XOF 2 million (approx. €3,000.00) fine, per stowaway.