Disposal of waste generated on a container ship following a cargo fire
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Handling the waste generated onboard a box ship following a fire is not easy - as it will normally contain tonnes of fire fighting water...
- May 12, 2019
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Purchasing a ship? Check if it is free of pre-existing debts
Judicial sale of a vessel usually results in her being sold ‘free and unencumbered’. It would come as quite a shock to the buyer if it...
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- Apr 28, 2019
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Vessel captured by pirates - is hire suspended? (hint: it depends on the wording of the clause)
Once a vessel is hijacked by pirates, there are bound to be many commercial disputes. Hire payment is one of them, as seen recently in...
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- Apr 7, 2019
- 1 min
Asbestos & role of equipment manufacturers
Do equipment manufacturers have a duty to warn when their product requires incorporation of “asbestos” for insulation in order for the...
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- Mar 31, 2019
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Bunker supplier suing owners for unpaid invoices & owners alleging bunkers were defective
Bunker contracts made it back into spotlight last year after the Houston bunkers saga and will remain so placed, courtesy the 2020...
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- Mar 31, 2019
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Bareboat charterers & class certificates
Are Bareboat charterers under an absolute obligation to maintain vessel’s class or merely have to take steps to reinstate expired class...
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- Mar 17, 2019
- 1 min
Crew member deliberately starting fire & Hague rules 'fire' defence against cargo claims
Crew member deliberately starting a fire! Can the shipowner avail the benefit of the fire defence in the Hague rules to exempt itself...
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- Jan 13, 2019
- 1 min
Appealing against Port State Control detention
It is not often we see a ship owner appealing against a PSC (Port Sate Control) detention order. Breaking the norm, owners of Cielo Di...
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- Jan 13, 2019
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Dangerous goods declaration better be spot on!
NVOCCs and cargo manufacturers must go beyond the standard requirements of IMDG Code when it comes to declaring known sensitivities of...
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- Jan 6, 2019
- 1 min
SIRE inspector taking OCIMF to court
When was the last time we heard of OCIMF being taken to court for withdrawing a SIRE (vetting) inspector’s accreditation? Capt.A.Rashid v...
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- Dec 30, 2018
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House B/L issued by a freight forwarder is the same as a B/L?
Can a house bill of lading issued by a freight forwarder be characterized as a B/L? In other words, is the holder of a house B/L provided...
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- Dec 23, 2018
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Cargo of coffee damaged by condensation & 'inherent vice' defence under Hague rules
A highly debated area - 'burden of proof in cargo claims', provided with much needed clarity last month by the UK Supreme Ct. in Volcafe...
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