Taking care of reefer cargoes

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According to the UK P&I Club's Major Claims Analysis for the decade 1987-1996, refrigerated cargo ships accounted for 193 major claims on th...

IMDG Code warning

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The London P&I Club has warned that the latest revision of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code has a large number of erro...

Containing stowaways

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Because of the growing number of incidents involving stowaways in containers, the UK P&I Club has issued revised guidelines to its members a...

UK P&I Club elects new chairman

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Aleco Kairis has been elected chairman of the board of the UK P&I Club, the world's largest marine mutual. He succeeds Nils-Gustaf Palmgren,...

Stowage problems under the spotlight

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Nearly 20 per cent of container cargo claims stem from damage caused by bad stowage. According to the UK P&I Club's Loss Prevention News, ba...

Container claims – the movie

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A significant increase in major insurance claims from containership incidents since 1993 has increased the need for loss prevention measures...