Hull fouling clauses in charterparties often state that ‘underwater cleaning of hull is always at charterers' time and expense’. What is...

EEXI is the ticket to the game, while CII is all about playing the game. Either win or try to survive. A loss would mean your ship can't...

If laytime is exceeded, demurrage kicks in to compensate a shipowner for the loss of prospective freight earnings. But is that all...

Can charterer’s obligation to provide for a berth upon vessel’s arrival be triggered without the Master tendering notice of readiness?...

In international trade, a Letter of Credit (LOC) is used to negate the risk of non-payment for goods by the buyer to the seller. Release...

If the Baltic Exchange alters the published rate scheme by changing the benchmark vessel during the currency of charter then hire...

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...

Submitting false documents for clearance of cargo is never a good idea. In the case of The Muammer Yagci [2018], it led to a 4.5 month...

Unpaid freight and switch bills of lading – does the original shipper cease to be liable? llawarra Fortune was voyage chartered by...

General average is a well known [ancient] concept and cargo owners are always looking at [novel] ways to avoid paying their contribution....

It 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...

Can suppliers of marine spare parts rely on the contractual limitation of liability? Well, it depends a lot on the law of the place where...