London P&I Club
 150 years of operation

The London P&I Club is celebrating its 150th anniversary during 2016/2017 and has published a history of the Club to mark the occasion. Nigel Watson, author of 150 years of The London P&I Club, says: “When the London Club was founded in 1866, shipping was dominated by the British mercantile marine, and the general cargo steamer was developing as the major conduit for world trade. As the Club reaches 150, the world’s shipping fleet is much more disparately owned and huge container vessels ship goods across the seas. One constant has been the prime importance of shipping to world trade.”