Nov 26, 20232 minHague VisbyDetention 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....
Sep 30, 20232 minHire relatedCovid-19 and off hireDuring Covid, there were several instances where the vessels suffered delays until they could provide evidence to the authorities showing...
Jan 28, 20232 minHire relatedNo deductions from hire without shipowner’s consent?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...
Jan 1, 20231 minSanctionsUS sanctions & freight payments - will '€' work instead of '$'?To avoid US sanctions, Charterers sometime make payments to owners in currencies other than USD. What if the C/P provides that freight is...
Aug 7, 20222 minHire relatedQuarantine due to COVID & Off-hireIf 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...
Apr 9, 20222 minHire relatedCan vessel be put off-hire for failing pre-inspection of cargo holds?Vessels being put off-hire for cargo holds failing inspection at the load port is not that uncommon. But what if charterers make it clear...
Apr 3, 20222 minCovid-19Crew change clauses & deviation - who bears the risk of delays?C/P clauses entitling owners to deviate for crew change were and perhaps still are necessary. What if after carrying out the crew change,...
Mar 26, 20221 minCovid-19COVID & Off-hire - Pilot's refusal to have his body temp. measuredMost onboard COVID-19 protocols require the seafarers to implement certain measures before allowing 3rd parties onboard. One of the...
Mar 26, 20221 minCovid-19Delays due to COVID & offhireIf a ship is held by quarantine officers because a crew member is suspected of being COVID positive then the risk of delay falls on...
Sep 26, 20211 minHire relatedBaltic Exchange changing its benchmark vessel impacts hire payment?If the Baltic Exchange alters the published rate scheme by changing the benchmark vessel during the currency of charter then hire...
Apr 28, 20191 minPiracyVessel captured by pirates - is hire suspended? (hint: it depends on the wording of the clause)Once a vessel is hijacked by pirates, there are bound to be many commercial disputes. Hire payment is one of them, as seen recently in...
Jan 20, 20191 minHire relatedHold cleaning costs following carriage of a dirty cargo - claimable? One longstanding principle of claiming damages for breach of contract, such as charterparty, is that the innocent party has to show what...