Aug 27, 20222 minTime charterTime charterers and their liability towards 3rd parties for damage done by the vesselCan a time charterer be held accountable to third parties for damage done by the ship, the root causes of which were connected to the...
Mar 28, 20221 minLaytime / demurrageDemurrage 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 minMaritime lienDoes 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 26, 20222 minNavigationUnder keel clearance & role of port / pilotIt’s not often we see courts looking at the technicalities of calculating under keel clearance (UKC) in great detail. The Arklow Valour...
Mar 26, 20221 minCovid-19COVID, 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 minCovid-19COVID & Off-hire - Pilot's refusal to have his body temp. measuredMost onboard COVID-19 protocols require the seafarers to implement certain measures before allowing 3rd parties onboard. One of the...
Mar 26, 20221 minCovid-19Delays due to COVID & offhireIf 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, 20222 minMARPOL / pollutionProsecution in US for MARPOL violationsIn the last 2 months there have been 2 cases related to MARPOL Annex I violations in US where the Chief Engineers have argued that they...
Mar 26, 20222 minTime charterIs a time charterer responsible for ship's technical management?Notwithstanding that a time charterer has little or no say in the way a vessel is technically managed, can it be found liable for...
Mar 26, 20221 minSanctionsOFAC sanctions and payment of charter hireWhat 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...
Mar 26, 20222 minCrew / people relatedSafe manning documentsDo safe manning documents account for onboard realities to accurately reflect the minimum number of seafarers required on a ship? Often,...
Dec 1, 20212 minNavigationPassage planning & seaworthinessIf a ship is suitably equipped to safely navigate and is manned by competent crew, then can the crew’s failure to properly plan a passage...