It is not often we see a ship owner appealing against a PSC (Port Sate Control) detention order. Breaking the norm, owners of Cielo Di...

NVOCCs and cargo manufacturers must go beyond the standard requirements of IMDG Code when it comes to declaring known sensitivities of...

When was the last time we heard of OCIMF being taken to court for withdrawing a SIRE (vetting) inspector’s accreditation? Capt.A.Rashid v...

Can a house bill of lading issued by a freight forwarder be characterized as a B/L? In other words, is the holder of a house B/L provided...

A highly debated area - 'burden of proof in cargo claims', provided with much needed clarity last month by the UK Supreme Ct. in Volcafe...

Last week, a Dutch court fined a shipowner as they had beached a vessel in India in 2013 in violation of EU waste shipment regulations...

Amalgam of multiple issues such as piracy, seafarer employment contracts, CBAs, arrest of ship and sister ship – is what makes The...

In Gunvor v Crugas [2018] a sales contract was concluded for sale of gasoline CIF Hoeeidah. It required the buyer to pay “demurrage as...

In the absence of a clause giving a party the right to direct the vessel to wait for orders, they nonetheless order the vessel to wait...

The recent Spanish top court's ruling in one of the many legal proceedings which followed after the sinking of 'Prestige' in 2002 has...

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

Good old Himalaya clause to the rescue of downstream carriers in a $1.6m claim. In Royal Smit v. Onego [2018], cargo owners contracted on...