Tag: Shipowners Club

The Shipowners' Club has issued guidance to inform that while international standards set by the IMO provide a baseline for compliance for scrubbers discharge, local authorities in various regions enforce stricter guidelines or additional requirements.

With the security situation in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean area rapidly evolving and the threat to merchant vessels on the rise, the Shipowners' Club is proactively providing operators with current advice and support.

During the 2023 SAFETY4SEA Singapore Forum, Capt. Hari Subramaniam, Regional Head – Business Relations of The Shipowners’ Club, reminded us that the clock is ticking as the industry continues to hurtle towards 2030 where the first waypoint of the IMO GHG strategy will be reached.

While the principles of navigation, stability, and cargo securing on tug and barge units remain the same as for ocean-going cargo vessels, the towing operation of barges comes with its own sets of related hazards.

A new report, authored by UCL Energy Institute PhD researcher, Colin Robertshaw and Shipowner’s P&I Club titled ‘Alternative low emission fuels for the maritime industry’ provides an assessment of zero and low emission fuels against the most important criteria, which includes operational safety, the environment, operational utilisation, and characteristics of fuel production.

Commencing positive and committed steps towards improving seafarer wellbeing on board, the Shipowners’ Club has created its own “Medical Enhancement Scheme for Seafarers” (Medisea).

Between 2016 and 2022, the quantum for claims, notified to the Shipowners' Club, caused by fires on board vessels was over US$ 4 million.

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.

The Shipowner's Club informs that Russia has announced retaliatory sanctions measures in response to the widespread sanctions issued by various governments, which Russia has so-called “unfriendly countries,” including the UK, EU member states and the USA.

The Shipowner's Club informs that in light of the latest developments regarding the ongoing war, the United Kingdom and the United States have introduced further sanction to Russia, following the illegal invasion of Ukraine.