News items in 2021
8 Apr 2021
News: Handling stowaway incidents
Stowaways cause considerable difficulties for the master and owner if their presence is only detected after leaving the port of embarkation. It is essential to prevent their boarding initially or to find them before a ship leaves port.
8 Apr 2021
News: Seafarer wellbeing
Seafarer wellbeing has been a focal topic for Standard Club's Loss Prevention team in recent years, particularly during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
7 Apr 2021
News: Insecurity in Mozambique
Since 2017 there has been a growing insurgency threat in the northern Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique. In the latest insecurity activity on 24 March this year, dozens of people, including foreign workers, were killed in an attack in the town of Palma.
6 Apr 2021
News: Alaska Alternative Planning Criteria Administrator Merger
Members are advised that the US Coast Guard reports the merger of the Alaska Alternative Planning Criteria (APC) administrators, Alaska Chadux Corporation and Alaska Maritime Prevention & Response Network (AMPRN), into Alaska Chadux Network.
6 Apr 2021
News: Brazil congestion boosts bulk freight rates
We have been informed by our local correspondent that there are currently more than 100 bulkers waiting at major Brazilian ports to load either iron ore or grains. This comprises of about 67 ore carriers at Ponta da Madeira and Itaqui and about 68 bulkers, mostly panamaxes, at Santos.
26 Mar 2021
Article: IMO 2020 and beyond: Review of marine fuels quality
Following implementation of the IMO 2020 global sulphur cap (on 1 January 2020), the club published an article relating to the operational experience on the transition to compliant fuel blends. There have been industry concerns over the uncertainty and potential diversity of the very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) characteristics.