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 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...
Sep 26, 20211 minHire relatedBaltic Exchange changing its benchmark vessel impacts hire payment?If the Baltic Exchange alters the published rate scheme by changing the benchmark vessel during the currency of charter then hire...
Jun 24, 20211 minFoulingWhat is 'excessive' fouling?Hull cleaning clauses or prolonged port stays clauses are fairly common in time charterparties. Cleaning of the hull is normally on...
Apr 11, 20211 minAgentsOwner invoiced by port agents after Charterer goes bustIt is usually the time charterer who provides and pays for port agents. But if the charterer goes bankrupt, then can the agent look...
Dec 31, 20201 minSubjects“Subject to suppliers’ approval of the vessel” - a pre condition?"Subject to details", “subject to board approval” and other similar expressions are well known in ship chartering, meaning that the C/P...
Dec 31, 20201 minAgentsCan a charterer appointed port agent arrest the vessel for unpaid invoices?A ship’s agent plays a very important role in organizing and coordinating all aspects of a port call. Often, they make certain payments...
Dec 31, 20201 minShip arrestBunker suppliers arresting ship because charterer did not settle invoicesTo recover the sums due for bunkers supplied on request of time charterers, suppliers may try to claim against the vessel by having her...
Apr 2, 20201 minCovid-19'The Covid battlefield' for owners and charterersCoronavirus has the world’s attention. Shipping will clearly be affected. It could lead to disputes, souring some commercial...
Mar 29, 20201 minBunkersPayment for bunkers not remitted down the C/P chain - a risk for ownersIt is common to have a string of contracts in the bunker supply chain, which creates a risk of ship being arrested if the payment for...