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Beyond the forecast: Master's discretion vs. charterer routing
Modern day route planning requires a balance between adhering to charterer-provided weather routing advise and Masters exercising their...
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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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Dec 29, 20242 min read
Gantry Crane Collisions: A Shared Blame?
Container vessels colliding with gantry cranes can result in significant costs. While vessel negligence is often assumed in such cases,...
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Nov 10, 20242 min read
Fatigue and Fault: The Yochow Allision
In The Yochow [2024] , the helmsman made two steering errors in quick succession while under pilotage. The second error resulted in a...
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Sep 28, 20242 min read
The Role of Tugs in Vessel Berthing and Unberthing: The Aframax River Incident
What is the role of tugs when assisting vessels in berthing and unberthing? If they notice an emergency situation developing, should they...
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Jul 27, 20241 min read
Used Cars Ignite Liability Debate: Insights from The Honor Case
Used cars present an elevated fire risk. In the event of a fire originating from such a vehicle on board a ship, can the shipper be held...
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Jun 29, 20242 min read
Explosive Cargo, Divided Blame: Who Pays When a Shipment Goes Up in Flames?
Who is liable when a dangerous cargo shipment explodes during the voyage, the carrier or the shipper? This question becomes particularly...
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May 26, 20242 min read
From Ship to Scrap: When does Admiralty Jurisdiction end?
Does Admiralty jurisdiction extend to a vessel that has been beached? In The Kelsie [2024], the charterers were looking to arrest the...
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Apr 5, 20242 min read
Arrest by Indonesian navy for illegal anchoring leads to a constructive total loss claim under the war risk policy
The Win Win [2024] joins The Afra Oak [2023] as another case involving ship arrest by Indonesian navy for illegal anchoring. In this...
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Feb 4, 20242 min read
Ship scrapping & EWSR
A few months ago, the Rotterdam District Court fined a Director of a shipping company for breaching the European Waste Shipment...
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Jan 1, 20242 min read
What makes a vessel a “ship” for the purposes of validly invoking the court’s admiralty jurisdiction?
A ship – we all know it when we see one, but we can’t really define it. That is perhaps the only right answer to the deceptively simple...
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Nov 26, 20232 min read
Detention for anchoring in Spore OPL without permission from local authorities - who bears the loss?
Over the past years many vessels have been detained by Indonesian or Malaysian navies for anchoring in their waters without permission....
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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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Sep 30, 20232 min read
Covid-19 and off hire
During Covid, there were several instances where the vessels suffered delays until they could provide evidence to the authorities showing...
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Sep 10, 20232 min read
Segregation of dangerous goods under the IMDG Code and Master’s personal liability for violations
Can a Master be personally held liable for IMDG segregation conflicts arising due to an error in the software used onboard for DG checks?...
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