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The American P&I Club has issued an alert to warn that the number of persons trying to stowaway on board ships in Durban and Cape Town is increasing. Shipowners are recommended to implement appropriate preventative measures.

As of August 6, 2015, the new upgrades to the Suez Canal are fully operational. As a result, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has established a new transit regime, as below:

The American Club issued a guide entitled: Welcome to Greater China! A Shipowner's Guide to Regulatory Compliance

American P&I: MERS virus situation in South Korea

  William H.Moore, Senior Vice President of Loss Prevention, The American P&I Club presenation during the 2015 GREEN4SEA Forum   United States has very strict guidelines requirements and also enforcement capabilities and they do so with vigour as we all know.  80% of marine environmental pollution comes from land based sources. The most significant part comes from what we call as ‘non-point’ source pollution such as: fertilizers, herbicides & pesticides from storm run off and soils from erosion prone areas septic tank systems airborne contaminants collected by precipitation motor vehicles & mechanical equipment heavy metal and tar residues from roads, etc.  It is true that ships are considered as easy point source pollution targets for authorities. In the US, criminal prosecutions and civil fines are severe. It is a constant threat to our industry. It is important to consider how this expanded into our industry. We can always argue where it actually started; with Exxon Valdez and with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. At that point of time, there was a lot of focus on oil pollution from ships. Since that time, we have seen that expansion in all types of areas: oil pollution from bunkers & bilges garbage, sewage, noxious substances ...

The American Club has updated its ' Welcome to the USA!'' guide

The United States has modified the regulations governing the US embargo on Cuba.

On January 2, 2015, the United States imposed additional economic sanctions on certain North Korean persons

The American Club has recently announced the publication of its new guide that summarizes key regulations of which shipowners should be aware when trading to and from the United States.

The American P&I Club warns on the dangers of falling overboard