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American Club marks its centenary in style
Shipowner members, business contacts and rival clubs were out in force to help the American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association (American Club) celebrate its centenary.
Perseverance, tenacity, grit, application and doggedness had brought the club through its first 100 years, according to Joe Hughes, chairman and chief executive of Shipowners Claims Bureau (SCB), managers of the American Club.
The American Club was founded in 1917 during the First World War as a result of British sanctions that
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