The Win Win [2024] joins The Afra Oak [2023] as another case involving ship arrest by Indonesian navy for illegal anchoring. In this...

Over the past years many vessels have been detained by Indonesian or Malaysian navies for anchoring in their waters without permission....

During Covid, there were several instances where the vessels suffered delays until they could provide evidence to the authorities showing...

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

Vessels occasionally use local paper charts when entering & leaving ports instead of charts issued by BA or other agencies, for reasons...

When there is a cargo fire and that consequently damages the vessel also, then can the time charterer limit its liability towards the...

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...

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...

Under English law there is no maritime lien for bunkers supplied whereas under US law it is the opposite. What if the bunker contract is...

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

If a vessel is quarantined due to a COVID positive case onboard then who bears the risk? Charterers would want to put the vessel off-hire...