Hanseatic P&I to open in Shanghai

Hanseatic P&I, the Hamburg and London based specialist fixed premium P&I provider has been granted a licence to open an office in Shanghai.  The office will concentrate on claims and business development with the office having opened this month. This marks a further commitment to the Asia region, with Hanseatic staff speaking Mandarin and English to serve the local Chinese ...

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American P&I Club 2015 General Increase announced

The American Club has announced a 4.5% General Increase will apply to all mutual premium P&I entries in 2015.  This shall be placed against the Estimated Total Premium. The following classes will also be subject to a 4.5% General Increase: Mutual and Fixed premium FD&D Fixed premium P&I Damage to Hull (DTH) for charterers cover In addition, all deductibles will ...

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Standard P&I Club announces 2015 General Increase

The Standard Club has announced a 5% general increase will be applied to all mutual P&I premiums at the 2015 renewal.  All deductibles will increase by 10% and, importantly, the Club will now apply deductibles to correspondent’s, survey and legal fees.  A change to the Club Rules will be made to reflect this.  Steel pre-loading surveys will only be paid ...

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NHC increase Charterer’s Liability limits to USD500m from 1st January 2015

The Norwegian Hull Club’s specialist Charterer’s Liability underwriting arm will, from 1st January 2015, be able to offer up to a USD500m limit of liability. Whilst not every charterer (or more frequently, owner) demands USD500m of cover, other markets in the form of many of the International Group (IG) Clubs, The Charterers Club and Raetsmarine, already write to USD500m.  Charterama BV ...

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Steamship Mutual P&I 2015 General Increase announced

The Steamship Mutual P&I Club has decided not to seek a general increase on any class of business in 2015/16. The club’s decision seems largely influenced by its improving financial position amid continued downwards pressure on its members’ earnings. The strengthening of the club’s finances is related to an improvement in back year claims together with a moderate claims experience in ...

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Ebola Update

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has caused significant concern and has been shown not to be a local problem for this terrible disease. The worst-hit countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria all have substantial ports with shipping being the main method of import/export of goods. As such, just as with the civil aviation industry, the marine industry has ...

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