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In 1967 North P&I Club absorbed the neighbouring Neptune P&I club, bringing a number of Irish and Yugoslav vessels. On 20 February 1998 it merged with the Newcastle club, adding some 5 million GT of shipping and 30 staff. Two years later North P&I Club absorbed the business of the Liverpool and London club, adding another 5 million GT.
A ship's port call requires an agent to handle a vast range of operations, which usually takes place at remote locations far from the ship owner's office. These operations are handled by the shipping agent on behalf of the ship owner. There could be two ways in which the shipping agents may become appointed or nominated to provide agency services.
The London P&I Club abbreviated also London Club, and The London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Limited is a group of protection and indemnity insurance (P&I) companies for mutual maritime insurance representing global ship-owners, founded and registered in England 1866, incorporated in 1875.
Assuranceforeningen Gard, the P&I Club, was founded in Arendal, Norway in 1907. Historically, Arendal was an important shipping centre at that time, but the establishment of Gard was also driven by the reluctance of owners of sailing ships to subsidise the liabilities arising from owners operating steam ships.
The UK P&I Club is a marine mutual liability insurer in the United Kingdom providing P&I insurance for the global shipping industry. [1] [2] [3] The UK P&I Club is one of the 12 members of the International Group of P&I Clubs. [4] The club is one of the largest of the global P&I Clubs and in 2002 covered more than 100 million tons across 6,000 ...
The P&I ("Protection and Indemnity") insurance provided by Skuld to its members is primarily to cover the liabilities which they incur to third parties arising out of the operation of their ships. The common types of claims which are covered are for death or injury to passengers and crew, oil pollution , cargo loss or damage, collision , wreck ...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. It claims to represent nearly 600 corporations involved in production, refinement, distribution, and many other aspects of the petroleum industry.
In the late 1970s P&O was affected by a reduction in traditional shipping activities which saw the sale of a number of its businesses and assets. This continued into 1985 with the sale of its cross-channel ferry activities to European Ferries , [ 1 ] which at the time consisted of services on the Dover – Boulogne and Portsmouth – Le Havre ...