Flip book - Skuld

10 / Jan Inge WalenAVP Underwriting and MarketingJan Inge, 40, is appointed AVPUnderwriting and Marketingfor Germany. Jan Inge has beenunderwriting hull insurance forover seven years, mainly withresponsibility for Germany andGreece, and has also worked intwo broking companies. He hasan MBE from BI NorwegianBusiness School, specialising inshipping management./newsSOME CURRENT CASES AND OTHER SKULD NEWS11 / David SkogAssistant Vice President ITDavid, 45, is appointed AssistantVice President IT. He leaves Logicawhere he consulted in MicrosoftDynamics CRM. David previouslyworked as Nordic IT Manager inNestlé Nespresso S.A. withresponsibility for developing ITinfrastructure for the customercare centre, shops and offices inthe Nordic region, and has severalyears’ general IT consultingexperience. He has an IT degreefrom Sør-Trøndelag UniversityCollege, Norway.12 / Fabiana Goncalves Da SilvaUnderwriting AssistantFabiana, 24, joins Skuld 1897 asUnderwriting Assistant. She haspreviously worked for C.V. StarrInsurance Companies as UnderwritingAssistant supporting itsmarine team and Mitsui SumitomoSyndicate as Office Assistant.Fabiana is fluent in Portuguese,English and Spanish.13 / Mats FieldingClaims ExecutiveMats, 26, is appointed ClaimsExecutive. He comes from theSwedish Club where he previouslyworked with H&M and P&Iclaims. He has a LLM in MaritimeLaw from the University of Osloand holds two Bachelor degreesfrom the University of Adelaide,Australia.14 / Are SolumClaims ExecutiveAre, 25, joins Skuld as ClaimsExecutive in Syndicate 2. He hasa Master degree in Law from theUniversity of Oslo with maritimespecialisms. Are worked as aTrainee for the Norwegian lawfirm Vogt & Wiig, where he alsohad an office in the shippingsection during his final semesterat the university.Maritime LabourConvention 2006The MLC puts seafarers’ rights in focus by consolidating 36 earlier conventions.On 20 August 2012, the InternationalLabour Organization announced that thenumber of ratifications of the MaritimeLabour Convention (MLC) had reached30, the number required to bring theconvention into force twelve months later.The adoption of the MLC in 2006 was theculmination of five years’ work completed asa tripartite process between governments,seafarers’ trade unions and shipowners’organisations. The aim is to set globalstandards by consolidating much of theexisting legislation, including no less than36 conventions, some dating back to 1920.The convention covers a wide range ofemployment-related issues in thecategories of minimum requirements forseafarers to work on a ship, conditions ofemployment, accommodation, recreationalfacilities, health protection, medical care,welfare and social security.Many of the requirements set out in theMLC are familiar to shipowners. However,documentary and enforcement proceduresare new. In particular, ships flying astate-party flag must carry a MaritimeLabour Certificate and Declaration of/Maritime Labour Compliance. As the 30ratifying countries represent 60 percentof world gross shipping tonnage, thereare many shipowners who need to putprocedures in place to ensure that theyare compliant by August 2013. TheInternational Shipping Federation (ISF),which has played a central role in thedevelopment of the MLC, will be in aposition to provide useful guidance tothe industry.The convention has broad support fromgovernments and there is likely to be asteady flow of further ratifications in themonths and years to come.MLC ratifications at 20 August 2012/ Australia, Bahamas, Benin, Bosniaand Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada,Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Gabon,Kiribati, Latvia, Liberia, Luxembourg,Marshall Islands, Netherlands,Norway, Palau, Panama, Philippines,Poland, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,Togo, Tuvalu.read morewww.skuld.com/mlc-2006Photo: Corbis/ The ‘one-armed’ stowawayAfter the vessel’s departure fromConakry, crew members madean ‘after departure’ stowawaysearch in accordance with thevessel’s stowaway plan. Onestowaway was found hiding in themotor space of cargo crane no. 1.The stowaway did not have anypersonal papers and was in goodphysical shape, although he onlyhad one arm. Apart from claimingthat he was not from Conakryhe did not speak English. Skuld’slocal correspondents wereapproached and through theirlocal contacts it was establishedthat the ‘one-armed’ stowawaywas a well-known person in thearea around Conakry harbour.The vessel returned to Conakryand the stowaway was handedover to local police. The voyagecontinued without further delay./ Oil spill in RussiaDuring bunkering operations in aRussian port, a small quantity offuel oil was spilt overboard. Withprompt assistance from Skuld’slocal Russian P&I correspondent,FactsOwners’ tonnage typeThe six dominant vessel categories inSkuld at renewals 2012 based on thenumber of vessels entered for ownermembers (mGT).44.8%Tanker30.0%Bulk Carrier11.0%Container/RoRo10.1%GeneralCargo1.7%Passenger2.4%OtherSOURCE: Skuld P&Iletters of undertaking for cleaningcosts and fines were providedand the vessel left without delay./ A rainy dayIn this case, Skuld’s member wasdue demurrage based on laytimeper ‘weather working day’ causedby delays from bad weather.Charterers disputed the member’sstatements of facts (SOFs), whichcame from the vessel and theterminal, and introduced a newSOF from their agents signed bythe master. However, they did notpresent any arguments why theirSOF calculations should prevail,and as discussions did not leadanywhere, the matter wasbrought to arbitration in London.Charterers failed to submit theirreply submissions and membersreceived a default award in theirfavour. This was to be enforced inSwitzerland, where chartererswere registered. Once charterersreceived a mail from Skuld’sSwiss lawyer assisting with theenforcement, they finally realisedthe case was lost, and paid thefull amount of demurrage.NEW SKULD GROUP WEBSITEAfter Skuld’s diversification, wehave seen a need for the website tocover all business areas. Followingresearch among Skuld web visitorswe found a predominant interest invarious hot topics and businessrelatedinformation. An improvedsite has now been created,presenting topic-based navigationas well as information coveringthe full Skuld group – Skuld P&I,Offshore and Syndicate 1897 – andits full scale of insurance solutions.Subscribers to news items shouldregister again at the new site.READ MORE www.skuld.comA free copy will be on its way to all members.New practical booklet for membersCASUALTY MANAGEMENTGUIDELINESCasualties are not straightforward and mariners who find themselvesinvolved rarely have previous experience.The Nautical Institute and the International Salvage Union have thereforeproduced comprehensive and practical guidelines to help seafarersduring a casualty when demands can be confusing, contradictory andunclear, or a combination of all three. Advice includes what mastersand crew members can expect from people or organisations that mightbe involved as the casualty unfolds.In co-operation with the publishers, we are pleased to provide a copyof Casualty Management Guidelines to our members. The booklet willbe sent out shortly.Ordering further copieswww.nautinst.org/en/shop30 beacon / September 2012