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Beyond the forecast: Master's discretion vs. charterer routing
Modern day route planning requires a balance between adhering to charterer-provided weather routing advise and Masters exercising their...
Mar 151 min read
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Gantry Crane Collisions: A Shared Blame?
Container vessels colliding with gantry cranes can result in significant costs. While vessel negligence is often assumed in such cases,...
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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Fatigue and Fault: The Yochow Allision
In The Yochow [2024] , the helmsman made two steering errors in quick succession while under pilotage. The second error resulted in a...
Nov 10, 20242 min read
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The Role of Tugs in Vessel Berthing and Unberthing: The Aframax River Incident
What is the role of tugs when assisting vessels in berthing and unberthing? If they notice an emergency situation developing, should they...
Sep 28, 20242 min read
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Detention for anchoring in Spore OPL without permission from local authorities - who bears the loss?
Over the past years many vessels have been detained by Indonesian or Malaysian navies for anchoring in their waters without permission....
Nov 26, 20232 min read
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'Perception of pilotage' leads to a collision. Who's to blame?
There are a few ports around the world where both pilot cutters (serving as watch accommodation for pilots) and pilot boats (for...
Jul 1, 20232 min read
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Passing vessel blamed 100% for collision caused in locks by the suction effect of the water
Wash damage can cause vessels to break from their moorings, but how about damage caused by the suction effect during low water created by...
May 21, 20232 min read
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Grounding in the approach channel - unsafe port, unseaworthiness, or negligent navigation?
Vessels occasionally use local paper charts when entering & leaving ports instead of charts issued by BA or other agencies, for reasons...
Mar 18, 20232 min read
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Collision in the Suez Canal involving a moored vessel
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...
Nov 27, 20222 min read
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Powers and responsibilities of coastal / port states
Three interesting decisions by the courts on powers and responsibilities of coastal or port states. First was on jurisdiction of coastal...
Oct 8, 20222 min read
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Time charterers and their liability towards 3rd parties for damage done by the vessel
Can a time charterer be held accountable to third parties for damage done by the ship, the root causes of which were connected to the...
Aug 27, 20222 min read
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What takes precedence - commercial pressures or the UKC policy and the necessary safety margins?
Breaching the UKC policy for commercial reasons is a calculated risk taken frequently. Sometimes the safety margins are however just too...
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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