Tag: IG Clubs

The International Group of P&I Clubs has published its first Sustainability report, exploring how the Group’s role and current activities align with and support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as well as helping to facilitate global trade.

Venepandi informs operators about a danger of navigation in the internal waters of the Venezuelan Caribbean Sea, specifically to the vessels that are heading towards the ports of eastern Venezuela, caused by a large rock. 

The International Group is a member of the Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands (MARIN) Top Tier Project, and has received an annexed roll risk estimator.

IG Clubs’ Salvage Committee have launched a report which provides a review into delays in contracting and engagement of salvage services in marine casualties, finding that delays are occurring and on the increase.

On 3 June 2022 the EU published its 6th package of sanctions against Russia, and the IG Clubs published a circular focusing the measures in the 6th package of sanctions which impact on the transport and insurance of oil and petroleum products; and the prohibitions on transacting with Russian state-owned enterprises.

IG Clubs has approved electronic i.e. paperless trading, systems administered by EssDOCS, Bolero International Ltd, E-TITLE, edoxOnline, WAVE, CargoX, TradeLens, and now IQAX Limited has been added to the list of IG approved system providers.

A Code of Practice between the International Group of P&I Clubs and IUMI has recently been agreed in relation to future casualty situations that may give rise to the need for third party salvage services.

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

After the IG Clubs published a Circular explaining that operators must now report to the Club all vessel calls to Russia and transits through Russian territorial waters, and the regulatory basis for this new requirement, the Shipowners Club provided FAQs for further explanation.

Ben Harris, Chair of the International Group's Salvage Committee and Sam Kendall-Marsden, Chair of the International Group's Large Casualty Committee discuss about IG Club's reaction to large casualties.