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Container 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 16, 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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Ship scrapping - a few headlines
Ship breaking activity has been in the news a lot recently, chiefly for all the wrong reasons. Owners usually sell end-of-life ships...
Sep 2, 20181 min read
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Claiming for injuries stemming from excessive work hours
Shipboard ‘rest & work hours’ is one of those (taboo) topics that has somehow avoided direct judicial confrontation. While breaches and...
Sep 2, 20181 min read
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Flag of a State painted on the hull - an indication of vessel's registry?
A painted flag does not fly! That was what came out of The Siempre Malagrita [2018]. USCG had stopped a vessel (rather small in size) in...
Aug 26, 20181 min read
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A case of mistaken identity when serving demurrage documents
Given that there can be multiple brokers involved in chartering, it can sometimes be difficult to identify for which party is a broker...
Aug 26, 20181 min read
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Vessel with a crane not designed for cargo, is a gearless or a geared vessel?
If the owners contract to supply a “gearless” vessel then does the presence of a crane not designed for cargo operations render her...
Aug 12, 20181 min read
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Himalaya clause affords protection to downstream carriers?
“Himalaya clause” and Multimodal Bill of Lading: Are downstream carriers (providing sea, road and rail carriage) protected by Himalaya...
Aug 12, 20181 min read
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UK court confirms that geographical deviation is a fundamental breach
Does a geographical deviation preclude the carrier from relying on the one year time bar limit? UK Court answered it in Dera Commercial...
Aug 12, 20181 min read
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Anchored at coalition holding area off Yemen - is the NOR valid or not?
Various kinds of C/P issues are bound to arise from the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Most recently, in London Arbitration 16/18, a dispute...
Aug 12, 20181 min read
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Forum for bringing a collision claim - is the place of incident more appropriate?
Collisions and available forums for bringing claims – The Al Khattiya [2018] provides useful guidance. The defendant’s vessel collided...
Aug 12, 20181 min read
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Does the one yr time bar in Hague (Visby) Rules apply to ‘misdelivery’ claims?
Does the one yr time bar in Hague rules apply to ‘misdelivery’ claims? What if the claimant commences proceedings in a foreign court in...
Jul 15, 20181 min read
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Lawful deductions made for under performance but claim put forward under off-hire - what happens?
What if time charterers make lawful deductions for under- performance but then wrongly put them forward to owners as having being made...
Jul 8, 20181 min read
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HRA, crew bonus and choice of route
HRA, IBF Extended Risk Area & JWC Listed areas in Indian Ocean were at the center of discussion in London Arbitration 13/18. First issue...
Jul 1, 20181 min read
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Speed & consumption claim - it's all about the language
What does this clause imply: “The time during which there is bad weather/heavy swell or adverse current with wind exceeding beaufort...
Jul 1, 20181 min read
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