This may include supporting transition to zero carbon fuels, meeting new and regulatory requirements and embracing new and emerging technologies. We are therefore delighted to announce the launch of our ESG Support Hub.
The Hub is intended to serve as a point of contact for your sustainability questions, and will support the claims, underwriting and loss preventions teams in assisting and advising Members in these areas.
It focuses on:
New fuels and technologies, and vessel automation, and their associated risks
Offshore developments, particularly windfarms and other forms of zero carbon electricity generation
LNG as a cargo as well as traditional advice on Conditions of Use Agreements for Terminals
Contractual issues and disputes arising from regulatory developments related to climate change and emission reduction such as EEXI, CII, EU ETS and Maritime FuelEU etc.
The role of the Hub will be to oversee and coordinate our work in this area, helping to enhance the service we can provide to our Members and add value to Club membership. It will evolve and adapt over time – including new specialisms - to ensure that we meet the changing needs of our Members as the world’s response to climate change and the decarbonisation of the shipping industry develops.
You can contact the ESG Support Hub by emailing: [email protected]
ESG Support Hub
ESG Support Hub Leads
Sue Watkins
Head of Claims, Eastern Syndicate & ESG Director
ESG Resources
Loss Prevention
2026 Pollution Fines in Turkey
Administrative fines for marine pollution in Turkish waters continue to be strictly enforced and are based on a vessel’s gross tonnage rather than spill quantity, environmental impact, or shipowner conduct. Under Article 20 of Environment Law no. 2872, fines are updated annually in line with inflation. The Directorate of Revenue Administration has set the 2025 inflation adjustment at 25.49%, as published in the Official Gazette on 27 November 2025. Accordingly, fines issued from 1 January 2026 will rise by 25.49% over 2025 levels.
Thanks to Kalimbassieris Maritime A.S. for the attached 2026 tariff bulletin.
Loss Prevention
