top of page
Just maritime
Designed for mobiles and Windows. May not display properly on MAC.
Aug 27, 20222 min read
Time charterers and their liability towards 3rd parties for damage done by the vessel
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...
290
Mar 28, 20221 min read
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...
430
Mar 28, 20221 min read
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...
140
Mar 26, 20222 min read
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...
200
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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...
20
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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...
50
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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...
40
Mar 26, 20222 min read
Prosecution in US for MARPOL violations
In 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...
130
Mar 26, 20222 min read
Is 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...
150
Mar 26, 20221 min read
OFAC sanctions and payment of charter hire
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...
150
Mar 26, 20222 min read
Safe manning documents
Do safe manning documents account for onboard realities to accurately reflect the minimum number of seafarers required on a ship? Often,...
100
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Passage planning & seaworthiness
If 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...
210
Anchor 1
Contributors:
Views expressed by the authors are their own and not that of the organization they work for.
Have feedback or want to contribute to this blog?
bottom of page