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What if bunker contract is subject to English law but expressly allows the supplier to assert lien?
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...
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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Time charterers and maritime liens
If a bank exercises its ship mortgage maritime lien and arrests a vessel for owner’s default, then a time charterer as provider of...
May 8, 20222 min read
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Does maritime lien attach to all items onboard?
Never gave this much of a thought, but its an interesting question. What is the scope of maritime lien? Does it attach to all items...
Mar 28, 20221 min read
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Unpaid bunker invoices and no lien clauses in C/P
In some states, like in the US, ‘bunkers’ are considered as ‘necessaries’ and an unpaid bunker supplier has a maritime lien against the...
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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Maritime lien for unpaid bunker invoices (OW's collapse)
OW’s collapse in 2014 left a lot of physical bunker suppliers with unpaid invoices in its wake and that led to litigation all over the...
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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Change of ownership post collision and 'in rem' claims
If an in rem writ is issued against the wrong doing ship involved in a collision after she undergoes a change in ownership, then who...
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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Unreasonable delay in exercising maritime lien can extinguish it
In the present age we don’t often see owners relying on the ‘doctrine of laches’ to defeat a maritime lien primarily because the...
Dec 16, 20181 min read
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Maritime lien for physical bunker suppliers (OW bunkers saga)
Following the financial collapse of OW Bunkers, the physical suppliers of ship bunkers have been threatening to or arresting vessels to...
Nov 25, 20181 min read
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Lien over sub-freight/sub-hire is a registrable charge?
Just how much Singapore wants its maritime commerce to flourish unhindered was demonstrated in a recent case The V8 Stealth II [2018],...
Sep 16, 20181 min read
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Collapse of OW Bunkers - different jurisdictions going different ways
Collapse of OW bunkers has had a ripple effect and led to a lot of difficulties for shipowners in various jurisdictions. There were...
Jun 24, 20181 min read
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