May 2, 20222 minCrew / people relatedUMS and its impact on safe manningAs onboard automation increases, manning levels are bound to reduce. Regulatory bodies assessing Minimum Safe Manning requirements, may...
Apr 15, 20222 minLimitation of liabilityIf staying at berth in heavy weather, then vessel's mooring analysis better be accurateIf a hurricane is about to hit the port, it is safer for vessels to unberth. If the decision is made to stay alongside then the managers...
Mar 28, 20221 minLaytime / demurrageDemurrage compensates only for lost freight?If laytime is exceeded, demurrage kicks in to compensate a shipowner for the loss of prospective freight earnings. But is that all...
Mar 28, 20221 minMaritime lienDoes maritime lien attach to all items onboard?Never gave this much of a thought, but its an interesting question. What is the scope of maritime lien? Does it attach to all items...
Mar 27, 20221 minPerformance claimsPerformance warranties & cancellation of C/PCharterparties usually allow charterers to deduct hire for vessel’s underperformance, but are they entitled to cancel a C/P for...
Mar 26, 20222 minNavigationUnder keel clearance & role of port / pilotIt’s not often we see courts looking at the technicalities of calculating under keel clearance (UKC) in great detail. The Arklow Valour...
Mar 26, 20221 minCovid-19COVID, UNCLOS & International Health Regulations (IHR)Are States in breach of UNCLOS and IHR when they impose restrictions on vessels preventing them from entering its ports because of...
Mar 26, 20221 minCovid-19COVID & Off-hire - Pilot's refusal to have his body temp. measuredMost onboard COVID-19 protocols require the seafarers to implement certain measures before allowing 3rd parties onboard. One of the...
Mar 26, 20221 minCovid-19Delays due to COVID & offhireIf a ship is held by quarantine officers because a crew member is suspected of being COVID positive then the risk of delay falls on...
Mar 26, 20222 minMARPOL / pollutionProsecution in US for MARPOL violationsIn the last 2 months there have been 2 cases related to MARPOL Annex I violations in US where the Chief Engineers have argued that they...
Mar 26, 20222 minTime charterIs a time charterer responsible for ship's technical management?Notwithstanding that a time charterer has little or no say in the way a vessel is technically managed, can it be found liable for...
Mar 26, 20221 minSanctionsOFAC sanctions and payment of charter hireWhat do you do as a shipowner if OFAC applies sanctions to charterers by adding them to the SDN list during the currency of C/P? Do you...