Is a document a bill of lading just because it is titled and worded as such? The question was up before Singapore Court of Appeal in The...

Tankers carrying more than 2,000 t of persistent oil as cargo are required to maintain insurance as per CLC 92. This is to ensure that...

There has always existed inherent tension in the relationship of responsibility between a ship master and pilot. Usually shipowners are...

For a seafarer, claiming disability compensation can be a hard task. Its down to the terms in the employment contract and the judicial...

Sluggish response to engine orders can get a ship into trouble, especially when there is a strong current. In the case of The American...

Do you recall the Houston bunkers saga from 2018-19? Hundreds of vessels experienced mechanical failures due to contaminated bunkers....

The doctrine of uberrimae fidei (utmost good faith) is an ancient one. Many countries have in the recent past moved away from it and...

If an FOB buyer makes a mickey mouse nomination, i.e. nominates a vessel that obviously cannot reach the load port in time, then is it a...

A bill of lading will generally state that the cargo has been "shipped in apparent good order and condition". But apparent to whom –...

In some states, like in the US, ‘bunkers’ are considered as ‘necessaries’ and an unpaid bunker supplier has a maritime lien against the...

Ship owners and certain other parties are entitled to limit their liability for maritime claims basis the vessel’s tonnage. In which...

It is usually the time charterer who provides and pays for port agents. But if the charterer goes bankrupt, then can the agent look...