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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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Getting a detention order (Code 30) downgraded to Code 17
If the vessel is detained by port state control, but the crew manage to rectify the issue prior sailing such that the detention order has...
Nov 13, 20222 min read
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Mental / behavioural disorders and medical fitness for sea service
During medical examinations, seafarers who have been diagnosed with some form of mental or behavioural disorder in the past can be...
Oct 24, 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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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 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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Quarantine due to COVID & Off-hire
If 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...
Aug 7, 20222 min read
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Savage & vicious nature of a crew member, and owner's liability for unseaworthiness
Can a vessel be deemed unseaworthy due to the violent nature of a crew member? In The Captain Billy Haver [2021], first mate was murdered...
Jul 31, 20221 min read
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‘High Seas’ includes the exclusive economic zones of countries?
In several cases this year foreign crew members arrested on charges of drug smuggling after their boats were intercepted by USCG in EEZ...
Jul 17, 20221 min read
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Aware of deficient bridge watchkeeping practices? Act or loose the right to limit liability (in US)
Many may recall the collision between U.S.S. John S. Mccain and Alnic in Singapore Straits. Liability was apportioned 80-20 in favour of...
Jun 26, 20222 min read
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War in Yemen causing cargo to be diverted. Are expenses incurred recoverable under ICC A?
If cargo is to be diverted to another port due to a war breaking out at the intended destination, then can the insured claim the storage...
Jun 11, 20221 min read
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A vessel brought to India basis a false distress alert - can it be subject to customs duty?
Can the authorities impose customs duty or confiscate a foreign vessel and its goods if the only reason the vessel was in the country...
May 22, 20222 min read
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A stevedore falling through an open entrance cover of a poorly lit lashing bridge – who’s to blame?
LHWCA authorizes suits by longshoremen injured due to the negligence of a shipowner. Stevedores in US are known to not shy away from...
May 16, 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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