Tag: Britannia Club

Britannia P&I Club published guidance for containerships to deal with parametric roll motions. In the guidance, Britannia explains how can ships identify parametric roll and what is triggering it.

On 21 July 2022 the European Union published a “Maintenance and Alignment Package” in respect of its sanctions programme against Russia. The package includes amendments to Regulation (EU) No. 833/2014. The changes of most relevance to shipping are in relation to dealings with Russian State-owned entities in the context of the carriage of Russian oil to non-EU destinations.

Britannia Club informs operators about an update of Paperless Trading Electronic Trading Systems to E-TITLE and the cancellation of R3 ownership.

Britannia Club's correspondents in China informed about the latest updates on COVID-19 restrictions currently in place in ports around the country. 

Britannia Club's local local office in Singapore informed that a number of foreign flagged ships have been arrested after Indonesia imposed a ban on some forms of palm oil.

According to Britannia P&I Club a cyber fraud incident was reported, which resulted in an operator paying funds into a fake Britannia bank account.

In the past two years, the Britannia Club has opened just over 250 claims files for allegedly damaged refrigerated containerised cargo carried on operators' vessels, with the number of such claims being on the rise recently.

Britannia Club has warned of an increase in sea robberies and the boarding of vessels underway in the Singapore Straits.

Britannia Club informed that operators are not always clear about the most effective procedure to follow in the event of an incident which is covered under their ship’s P&I policy.

Britannia Club's published its most recent loss prevention insight, focusing on safe passage plan. As the club says a detailed passage plan is vital for the safe navigation of a vessel, while a defective passage plan can have serious consequences.