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  • Change to Policy Holder Dividends (PHDs) Redemption Policy

    Maritime Insurance Solutions Ltd (MISL) is pleased to announce an important update to our Policy Holder Dividend (PHD) Redemption Policy. Effective from 1st February 2024, this revised policy introduces a more flexible approach to the accumulation and redemption of PHDs, enabling policyholders to pool dividends across their fleet. This change is a testament to our commitment to enhancing the benefits for our loyal clients and simplifying premium management. We invite you to read the full details of these beneficial changes in our latest circular.

    12 December 2023

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  • Mind the Gap in your P&I Cover - MARPOL Detention Costs Insurance (MDCI)

    Shoreline is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking new marine insurance product, MARPOL Detention Costs Insurance (MDCI). This novel product is designed to narrow the gap in a shipowner's P&I insurance, exposed during U.S. MARPOL investigations and subsequent prosecutions

    26 September 2023

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  • NPFC 2023 notification of changes to OPA90 COFR Limits further to the latest Consumer Price Index Adjustment

    The U.S. Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA 90) provides for periodic adjustments of the OPA90 limits of liability in line with increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI); reviewed not less than every three years. On 3 January 2023, the United States Coast Guard published a CPI increase to come into effect on 23 March 2023.

    3 January 2023

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  • COFR - Summary of the current U.S. Sanctions against Russia and the implications thereof for OPA90 COFR Holders

    Shoreline’s latest circular highlights important considerations related to economic sanctions imposed by the United States in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. COFR Holders should be aware of the current United States sanctions regime and its impact on the maritime sector and the implications thereof for the continuation of your COFR guaranty coverage.

    15 July 2022

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  • SPS - P&I Club Reinsurance Renewal Update 2021

    Shoreline, in acknowledging that 2020 has been the worst year in living memory for the ferry and cruise industry, has garnered support from your reinsurers to provide flexible renewal terms, with the aim of minimising the cost of compliance to your members at this particularly difficult renewal.

    4 January 2021

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  • SPS Direct - Renewal Update 2021

    Shoreline, in acknowledging that 2020 has been the worst year in living memory for the ferry and cruise industry, has garnered the support of their reinsurers to provide flexible renewal terms to their insureds, with the aim of minimising the cost of compliance at this particularly difficult renewal.

    4 January 2021

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  • US to impose tough Port State Control measures on Cyber risk management

    This circular serves to notify our clients of new USCG Port State Control measures regarding Cyber Risk management. 

    25 November 2020

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  • COVID-19 - Change to War Blue Card Premium Payment Terms

    This circular serves to notify our War Blue Card clients of a change we have made to the premium payment terms which apply to your War Blue Card insurance.

    20 March 2020

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  • US EEZ – transit voyage exposure – the 24 hour rule

    In the last 6 months since teaming up with Windward - a world leader in maritime risk analytics, to provide automated vessel monitoring and analysis of its insured fleet, Shoreline has refined its voyage monitoring algorithms to provide real time, accurate, MISL fleet voyage data, which has better informed its understanding of when its insured vessels are on risk.

    13 January 2020

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  • Shoreline Passenger Solutions (SPS) – changes to 2020 War Blue Cards

    In advance of this year’s War Blue Card renewal this circular serves to notify our insureds and their brokers of changes with respect to how we will deliver our War Blue Card coverage.

    13 January 2020

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  • Shoreline Holiday Office Hours

    19 December 2019

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  • 2019 Updates to COFR Master Agreement

    The COFR Master Agreement (2019) which, is now applicable to all new and renewal COFR business with Shoreline. Shoreline has summarized the changes in this circular.

    16 October 2019

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  • Hurricane Humberto - Business Continuity Planning

    Shoreline are pleased to advise their clients that it is taking all necessary steps to ensure the continuity of service as Hurricane Humberto approaches Bermuda on Thursday 19th September.

    16 September 2019

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  • NPFC notification of changes to OPA90 COFR Limits further to the latest Consumer Price Index Adjustment

    The U.S. Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA 90) provides for periodic adjustments of the OPA90 limits of liability in line with increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI); reviewed not less than every three years. On 13 August 2019, the United States Coast Guard published a CPI increase to come into effect on 12 November 2019.

    2 September 2019

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  • Prior Notification Request for Passenger vessels trading to the Persian Gulf War Risk area

    Following explosions at the Fujairah anchorage on 12th May 2019, the JWC updated the Listed Areas to reflect the perceived heightened war risk across the region. In order to avoid any coverage issues going forward, Shoreline respectfully request that their War Blue Card insureds seek Shoreline’s prior approval, before entering the Persian Gulf war risk area, as defined by the JWC, until further notice.

    28 August 2019

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  • ICB Application and Submission Process

    Please be advised that U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be requesting additional information from all International Carrier Bond (ICB) applicants as part of the existing ICB application and submission process. 

    25 March 2019

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  • NPFC – Back to Business as Usual

    The longest US Government shutdown started on 22nd December 2018 ending on the 25th January 2019. This resulted in the US administration being deprived of the important services provided by certain government employees whom are deemed to undertake ‘non-essential duties’.

    1 March 2019

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  • US Government Shutdown

    We are now into the 20th day of the longest US Government shutdown in history and Shoreline would like to advise their clients of the current situation regarding OPA COFR applications.

    11 January 2019

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  • Instruments of International Traffic

    Instruments of International Traffic, aka IIT or 10.41a, is a U.S. Shipment Type for goods to clear through CBP. It allows for the release at the border of shipments consisting of skids, containers and similar articles.

    16 August 2018

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  • Significant Service Enhancements

    In line with our continuing commitment to provide a round the clock best in class service to our Members we are pleased to announce the following enhancements to the services we provide which will streamline and reduce further the interaction time required with our Members and brokers

    25 August 2017

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  • The Shoreline Promise

    On the occasion of our 20th anniversary we re-affirm the Shoreline Promise

    1 July 2015

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