Joe Hughes

Joe Hughes has served as Chairman of Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. (SCB), the managers of the American P&I Club, an International Group mutual, for over twenty-nine years. Joe also oversees the activities of Eagle Ocean Agencies, Inc., an affiliate of SCB, which operates the Eagle Ocean Marine and Eagle Ocean America insurance facilities, and is a Director of the Club itself and its European subsidiary.

Joe is also Chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), immediate past President of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York & New Jersey and a Director of New York Maritime, Inc. He sits on the Classification Committee of the American Bureau of Shipping, the North American Committee of Lloyd’s Register, and is a member of the US National Cargo Bureau.

A British barrister by training, Joe spent his early career in the UK and Norway. Prior to arriving in the United States, he served as Chairman of the global marine practice of JIB International Ltd., an insurance brokerage owned by the Jardine Matheson Group. He was inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame in 2011.