Over the past few years, the word ‘fire’ has become synonymous with ‘containers’. Today, a lot is expected from carriers, especially in...

Three interesting decisions by the courts on powers and responsibilities of coastal or port states. First was on jurisdiction of coastal...

Across continents climate change litigation is picking up. Many see it as the only way forward to arm twist states to [aggressively] cut...

For lashing containers can the operators be strong armed into using stevedores and that too only those belonging to ITF-affiliated trade...

In more than 250 yr history of classification societies, there have been very few decisions in which Class has been held liable by...

Hague Visby rules or CMR, which one is applicable when unauthorized truckers whisk away containers from the terminal by using stolen pick...

Handling the waste generated onboard a box ship following a fire is not easy - as it will normally contain tonnes of fire fighting water...

Judicial 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...

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...

The recent Spanish top court's ruling in one of the many legal proceedings which followed after the sinking of 'Prestige' in 2002 has...

A Dutch appeals court in its landmark (and highly progressive) ruling on climate change, made a subtle yet important reference (which...

Master of cruise ship 'Azura' being fined €100,000 by a French court last week for violating EU air pollution laws - breaching bunker oil...