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UMS and its impact on safe manning
As onboard automation increases, manning levels are bound to reduce. Regulatory bodies assessing Minimum Safe Manning requirements, may...
May 2, 20222 min read
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Variation in C/P. Charterers saying "unenforceable" since entered into under duress.
Voyage charterparties normally specify how many safe ports/berths charterers can ask the vessel to proceed to. If the vessel needs to...
Apr 24, 20221 min read
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If staying at berth in heavy weather, then vessel's mooring analysis better be accurate
If a hurricane is about to hit the port, it is safer for vessels to unberth. If the decision is made to stay alongside then the managers...
Apr 15, 20222 min read
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Can 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 9, 20222 min read
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Crew 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,...
Apr 3, 20222 min read
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What is CII all about?
EEXI is the ticket to the game, while CII is all about playing the game. Either win or try to survive. A loss would mean your ship can't...
Mar 29, 20224 min read
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Demurrage compensates only for lost freight?
If laytime is exceeded, demurrage kicks in to compensate a shipowner for the loss of prospective freight earnings. But is that all...
Mar 28, 20221 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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Performance warranties & cancellation of C/P
Charterparties usually allow charterers to deduct hire for vessel’s underperformance, but are they entitled to cancel a C/P for...
Mar 27, 20221 min read
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IMO's EEXI regulations
During the recently concluded Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) meeting in November, IMO has duly approved the amendments...
Mar 27, 20223 min read
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework in Shipping
ESG framework is the broad concept that covers the Environmental, Social, and Governance practices of an organization. In the past year,...
Mar 27, 20224 min read
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Under keel clearance & role of port / pilot
It’s not often we see courts looking at the technicalities of calculating under keel clearance (UKC) in great detail. The Arklow Valour...
Mar 26, 20222 min read
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COVID, UNCLOS & International Health Regulations (IHR)
Are States in breach of UNCLOS and IHR when they impose restrictions on vessels preventing them from entering its ports because of...
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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COVID & Off-hire - Pilot's refusal to have his body temp. measured
Most onboard COVID-19 protocols require the seafarers to implement certain measures before allowing 3rd parties onboard. One of the...
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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Delays due to COVID & offhire
If a ship is held by quarantine officers because a crew member is suspected of being COVID positive then the risk of delay falls on...
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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