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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Jul 30, 20231 min
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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Sep 17, 20222 min
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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May 8, 20222 min
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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Sep 16, 20212 min
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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May 16, 20211 min
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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Apr 30, 20211 min
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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Dec 31, 20201 min
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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Dec 31, 20201 min
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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Dec 31, 20201 min
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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Mar 29, 20201 min
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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Dec 31, 20191 min
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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