Container ships - stability margins & unseaworthiness
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Container ships are generally known to fully utilize the available limits when it comes to stability margins and often experience large...
- Sep 16, 2018
- 1 min
Lien over sub-freight/sub-hire is a registrable charge?
Just how much Singapore wants its maritime commerce to flourish unhindered was demonstrated in a recent case The V8 Stealth II [2018],...
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- Sep 2, 2018
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Ship scrapping - a few headlines
Ship breaking activity has been in the news a lot recently, chiefly for all the wrong reasons. Owners usually sell end-of-life ships...
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- Sep 2, 2018
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Claiming for injuries stemming from excessive work hours
Shipboard ‘rest & work hours’ is one of those (taboo) topics that has somehow avoided direct judicial confrontation. While breaches and...
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- Aug 26, 2018
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Flag of a State painted on the hull - an indication of vessel's registry?
A painted flag does not fly! That was what came out of The Siempre Malagrita [2018]. USCG had stopped a vessel (rather small in size) in...
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- Aug 12, 2018
- 1 min
Himalaya clause affords protection to downstream carriers?
“Himalaya clause” and Multimodal Bill of Lading: Are downstream carriers (providing sea, road and rail carriage) protected by Himalaya...
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- Aug 12, 2018
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UK court confirms that geographical deviation is a fundamental breach
Does a geographical deviation preclude the carrier from relying on the one year time bar limit? UK Court answered it in Dera Commercial...
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- Aug 12, 2018
- 1 min
Forum for bringing a collision claim - is the place of incident more appropriate?
Collisions and available forums for bringing claims – The Al Khattiya [2018] provides useful guidance. The defendant’s vessel collided...
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- Jul 15, 2018
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Does the one yr time bar in Hague (Visby) Rules apply to ‘misdelivery’ claims?
Does the one yr time bar in Hague rules apply to ‘misdelivery’ claims? What if the claimant commences proceedings in a foreign court in...
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- Jul 1, 2018
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Multi ship collision in Singapore straits - apportioning liability
Dragging & fouling of anchors, involuntary towage, and multiple collisions in crowded Singapore waters – The Tian E Zhou [2018] had it...
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- Jun 24, 2018
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Safety Management Systems scrutinized by courts in two separate cases on navigational incidents
It is not often that Safety Management System of a shipping company is scrutinized by court. Surprisingly there have been two cases in...
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- Jun 24, 2018
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Collapse of OW Bunkers - different jurisdictions going different ways
Collapse of OW bunkers has had a ripple effect and led to a lot of difficulties for shipowners in various jurisdictions. There were...
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