A time charterer is relived of the obligation to pay hire under an off-hire provision. But what if the payment of hire clause is worded...

Over the past few years, the word ‘fire’ has become synonymous with ‘containers’. Today, a lot is expected from carriers, especially in...

To avoid US sanctions, Charterers sometime make payments to owners in currencies other than USD. What if the C/P provides that freight is...

Navigating through the Suez Canal is tough. It is one of those places where the ship’s crew has very little control and often don’t have...

If the vessel is detained by port state control, but the crew manage to rectify the issue prior sailing such that the detention order has...

During medical examinations, seafarers who have been diagnosed with some form of mental or behavioural disorder in the past can be...

Three interesting decisions by the courts on powers and responsibilities of coastal or port states. First was on jurisdiction of coastal...

Can a time charterer be held accountable to third parties for damage done by the ship, the root causes of which were connected to the...

Breaching the UKC policy for commercial reasons is a calculated risk taken frequently. Sometimes the safety margins are however just too...

Can a vessel be deemed unseaworthy due to the violent nature of a crew member? In The Captain Billy Haver [2021], first mate was murdered...

In several cases this year foreign crew members arrested on charges of drug smuggling after their boats were intercepted by USCG in EEZ...

Many may recall the collision between U.S.S. John S. Mccain and Alnic in Singapore Straits. Liability was apportioned 80-20 in favour of...