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...

If a bank exercises its ship mortgage maritime lien and arrests a vessel for owner’s default, then a time charterer as provider of...

Voyage charterparties normally specify how many safe ports/berths charterers can ask the vessel to proceed to. If the vessel needs to...

Most onboard COVID-19 protocols require the seafarers to implement certain measures before allowing 3rd parties onboard. One of the...

Notwithstanding that a time charterer has little or no say in the way a vessel is technically managed, can it be found liable for...

What do you do as a shipowner if OFAC applies sanctions to charterers by adding them to the SDN list during the currency of C/P? Do you...

"Subject to details", “subject to board approval” and other similar expressions are well known in ship chartering, meaning that the C/P...

Coronavirus has the world’s attention. Shipping will clearly be affected. It could lead to disputes, souring some commercial...

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...

Altering the standard C/P forms and not having the charters on back to back terms may result in unexpected consequences. In The Alpha...

Singapore Arbitration 03/19 recently addressed a seemingly straightforward question on 'subject' clause (in relation to vessel's...

Q88 (Tanker Questionnaire) is a key document when it comes to tanker chartering. Just how important a part it can play in the event of a...