Dec 31, 20201 minGHGStates risk being made liable for not doing enough to tackle climate change!Across continents climate change litigation is picking up. Many see it as the only way forward to arm twist states to [aggressively] cut...
Dec 31, 20201 minCrew / people related'Non-Seafarers Work' clause in ITF CBAsFor lashing containers can the operators be strong armed into using stevedores and that too only those belonging to ITF-affiliated trade...
Jun 1, 20201 minClassImmunity for Classification Societies?In more than 250 yr history of classification societies, there have been very few decisions in which Class has been held liable by...
Dec 31, 20191 minHague VisbyContainers stolen from terminal - Hague Visby Rules or CMR?Hague Visby rules or CMR, which one is applicable when unauthorized truckers whisk away containers from the terminal by using stolen pick...
May 19, 20191 minRegulatoryDisposal of waste generated on a container ship following a cargo fireHandling the waste generated onboard a box ship following a fire is not easy - as it will normally contain tonnes of fire fighting water...
May 12, 20191 minShip arrestPurchasing a ship? Check if it is free of pre-existing debtsJudicial sale of a vessel usually results in her being sold ‘free and unencumbered’. It would come as quite a shock to the buyer if it...
Dec 23, 20181 minScrappingScrapping ships in non-EU approved yards can have consequences for mariners too!Last week, a Dutch court fined a shipowner as they had beached a vessel in India in 2013 in violation of EU waste shipment regulations...
Dec 16, 20181 minMARPOL / pollutionThe Prestige sage - criminalization of seafarers & little regard for int'l compensation regimesThe recent Spanish top court's ruling in one of the many legal proceedings which followed after the sinking of 'Prestige' in 2002 has...
Nov 11, 20181 minGHGClimate change - litigation against States not that uncommonA Dutch appeals court in its landmark (and highly progressive) ruling on climate change, made a subtle yet important reference (which...
Oct 21, 20181 minMARPOL / pollutionCruise ships, high sulphur in bunkers & EU Directive (2012/33)Master of cruise ship 'Azura' being fined €100,000 by a French court last week for violating EU air pollution laws - breaching bunker oil...
Sep 16, 20181 minSeaworthinessContainer ships - stability margins & unseaworthiness Container ships are generally known to fully utilize the available limits when it comes to stability margins and often experience large...
Sep 2, 20181 minScrappingShip scrapping - a few headlinesShip breaking activity has been in the news a lot recently, chiefly for all the wrong reasons. Owners usually sell end-of-life ships...