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Nov 5, 20231 min read

Bunker quality disputes - Advantage suppliers. Always!

Claiming against the suppliers for off-spec bunkers is difficult and more often than not, owners are on the back foot in such disputes...

Jul 30, 20231 min read

Bunkers

ISO 8217: its many versions and variances in Table 2 parameters

Bunker quality disputes happen for a number of reasons, one of which is lack of clarity over which version of ISO 8217 applies given the...

Sep 17, 20222 min read

Bunkers

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 16, 20212 min read

Bill of lading

Is a document a bill of lading just because it is titled as such?

Is a document a bill of lading just because it is titled and worded as such? The question was up before Singapore Court of Appeal in The...

May 16, 20211 min read

Bunkers

Contaminated bunkers

Do you recall the Houston bunkers saga from 2018-19? Hundreds of vessels experienced mechanical failures due to contaminated bunkers....

Apr 30, 20211 min read

Maritime lien

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...

Dec 31, 20201 min read

Ship arrest

Bunker suppliers arresting ship because charterer did not settle invoices

To recover the sums due for bunkers supplied on request of time charterers, suppliers may try to claim against the vessel by having her...

Dec 31, 20201 min read

Bunkers

Maritime lien for unpaid bunker invoices (OW's collapse)

OW’s collapse in 2014 left a lot of physical bunker suppliers with unpaid invoices in its wake and that led to litigation all over the...

Mar 29, 20201 min read

Bunkers

Payment for bunkers not remitted down the C/P chain - a risk for owners

It is common to have a string of contracts in the bunker supply chain, which creates a risk of ship being arrested if the payment for...

Dec 31, 20191 min read

Time charter

Two interesting disputes - margin for 'about'; and claiming for FO consumption

Two interesting Arbitration awards were handed last week, the first in relation to what margin should be allowed for “ABT” in regards to...

Mar 31, 20191 min read

Bunkers

Bunker supplier suing owners for unpaid invoices & owners alleging bunkers were defective

Bunker contracts made it back into spotlight last year after the Houston bunkers saga and will remain so placed, courtesy the 2020...

Nov 25, 20181 min read

Bunkers

Maritime lien for physical bunker suppliers (OW bunkers saga)

Following the financial collapse of OW Bunkers, the physical suppliers of ship bunkers have been threatening to or arresting vessels to...

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Blogs on maritime case law and a few other things

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Siddharth Mahajan

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