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What is 'excessive' fouling?
Hull cleaning clauses or prolonged port stays clauses are fairly common in time charterparties. Cleaning of the hull is normally on...
Jun 24, 20211 min read
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Error by crew / owner & Limitation of Liability in US
Sluggish response to engine orders can get a ship into trouble, especially when there is a strong current. In the case of The American...
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Contaminated bunkers
Do you recall the Houston bunkers saga from 2018-19? Hundreds of vessels experienced mechanical failures due to contaminated bunkers....
May 16, 20211 min read
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Utmost good faith - owner not disclosing all facts
The doctrine of uberrimae fidei (utmost good faith) is an ancient one. Many countries have in the recent past moved away from it and...
May 9, 20211 min read
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Mickey mouse nominations & sale contracts
If an FOB buyer makes a mickey mouse nomination, i.e. nominates a vessel that obviously cannot reach the load port in time, then is it a...
May 9, 20211 min read
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"Shipped in apparent good order and condition" - apparent to whom?
A bill of lading will generally state that the cargo has been "shipped in apparent good order and condition". But apparent to whom –...
May 2, 20211 min read
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Unpaid bunker invoices and no lien clauses in C/P
In some states, like in the US, ‘bunkers’ are considered as ‘necessaries’ and an unpaid bunker supplier has a maritime lien against the...
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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Email fraud & insurance for cyber risks
Cyber risk space is quite new for most and very technical. Many businesses may not have a good grasp of the risk landscape resulting in...
Apr 25, 20211 min read
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Limitation fund - where to constitute it?
Ship owners and certain other parties are entitled to limit their liability for maritime claims basis the vessel’s tonnage. In which...
Apr 24, 20211 min read
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OOS in C/P - 'owners option substitute' or 'or other substitute'?
What does the term OOS mean in C/P? Is it ‘owners option substitute’ giving owners a unilateral right to replace the first vessel; or ‘or...
Apr 15, 20211 min read
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Owner invoiced by port agents after Charterer goes bust
It is usually the time charterer who provides and pays for port agents. But if the charterer goes bankrupt, then can the agent look...
Apr 11, 20211 min read
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What is 'average damage' affecting ship's Classification?
Ship S&P agreements are usually subject to a vessel being “free of average damage affecting vessel’s class”. Not every kind of damage...
Apr 11, 20211 min read
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Narrow channel (Rule 9) vs. Crossing rule (Rule 15)
Do the CROSSING RULES (rule 15) apply where an outbound vessel is navigating within a NARROW CHANNEL and the other vessel is approaching...
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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Demurrage & time bar
A voyage charter normally has rider clauses requiring owners to submit specified documents within a certain period of time when making a...
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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Salvage of silver bars & state immunity
For salvage of silver bars that were sunk during World War II, a hefty salvage award is almost certain, untill a State Govt. steps in...
Jan 3, 20211 min read
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