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Siddharth Mahajan
Jan 42 min read
Bunker quality claims- Proving causation remains a challenge for owners
Ship owners face significant hurdles in proving that defective bunkers caused engine damage. To successfully file a claim, they must...
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Siddharth Mahajan
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
May 8, 20222 min read
Time charterers and maritime liens
If a bank exercises its ship mortgage maritime lien and arrests a vessel for owner’s default, then a time charterer as provider of...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Sep 16, 20212 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
May 16, 20211 min read
Contaminated bunkers
Do you recall the Houston bunkers saga from 2018-19? Hundreds of vessels experienced mechanical failures due to contaminated bunkers....
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Siddharth Mahajan
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Dec 31, 20201 min read
ISO 8217 parameters
In The Nounou [2020], cargo of HFO from multiple shore tanks was loaded onto the vessel with the intention of blending it onboard to meet...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Mar 29, 20201 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Dec 31, 20191 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Mar 31, 20191 min read
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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
Nov 25, 20181 min read
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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Siddharth Mahajan
Jun 24, 20181 min read
Collapse of OW Bunkers - different jurisdictions going different ways
Collapse of OW bunkers has had a ripple effect and led to a lot of difficulties for shipowners in various jurisdictions. There were...
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