To what extent realistically can NVOCCs undertake the traditional responsibilities of a carrier, and can a claim stemming from delay of...

Master of cruise ship 'Azura' being fined €100,000 by a French court last week for violating EU air pollution laws - breaching bunker oil...

As regards duty of the master for the purposes of Hague rules defence available to ship owners for loss/damage caused by errors in...

When a judgement starts like this: “The mythological Norse god, Thor, wielded a hammer and…was associated with…thunder, lightning and...

A few months ago, China got its first ever case concerning cruise passenger injury on high seas. In The Saphire Princess a Chinese...

Container ships are generally known to fully utilize the available limits when it comes to stability margins and often experience large...

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

Ship breaking activity has been in the news a lot recently, chiefly for all the wrong reasons. Owners usually sell end-of-life ships...

Shipboard ‘rest & work hours’ is one of those (taboo) topics that has somehow avoided direct judicial confrontation. While breaches and...

A painted flag does not fly! That was what came out of The Siempre Malagrita [2018]. USCG had stopped a vessel (rather small in size) in...

“Himalaya clause” and Multimodal Bill of Lading: Are downstream carriers (providing sea, road and rail carriage) protected by Himalaya...

Does a geographical deviation preclude the carrier from relying on the one year time bar limit? UK Court answered it in Dera Commercial...