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...

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

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...

In some states, like in the US, ‘bunkers’ are considered as ‘necessaries’ and an unpaid bunker supplier has a maritime lien against the...

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...

If an in rem writ is issued against the wrong doing ship involved in a collision after she undergoes a change in ownership, then who...

In the present age we don’t often see owners relying on the ‘doctrine of laches’ to defeat a maritime lien primarily because the...

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

Just how much Singapore wants its maritime commerce to flourish unhindered was demonstrated in a recent case The V8 Stealth II [2018],...

Collapse of OW bunkers has had a ripple effect and led to a lot of difficulties for shipowners in various jurisdictions. There were...