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Blogs on maritime case law and a few other things

Apr 52 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...

Nov 26, 20232 min read

Hague Visby

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....

Sep 30, 20232 min read

Hire related

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...

Jul 9, 20232 min read

Fouling

Hull cleaning by owners after redelivery - at charterers' time & expense?

Hull fouling clauses in charterparties often state that ‘underwater cleaning of hull is always at charterers' time and expense’. What is...

Mar 18, 20232 min read

Seaworthiness

Grounding in the approach channel - unsafe port, unseaworthiness, or negligent navigation?

Vessels occasionally use local paper charts when entering & leaving ports instead of charts issued by BA or other agencies, for reasons...

Feb 12, 20232 min read

Limitation of liability

Is a claim by the shipowner against time charterer for damage to vessel limitable?

When there is a cargo fire and that consequently damages the vessel also, then can the time charterer limit its liability towards the...

Jan 28, 20232 min read

Hire related

No deductions from hire without shipowner’s consent?

A time charterer is relived of the obligation to pay hire under an off-hire provision. But what if the payment of hire clause is worded...

Jan 1, 20231 min read

Sanctions

US sanctions & freight payments - will '€' work instead of '$'?

To avoid US sanctions, Charterers sometime make payments to owners in currencies other than USD. What if the C/P provides that freight is...

Nov 27, 20222 min read

Navigation

Collision in the Suez Canal involving a moored vessel

Navigating through the Suez Canal is tough. It is one of those places where the ship’s crew has very little control and often don’t have...

Sep 17, 20222 min read

Bunkers

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...

Aug 20, 20222 min read

Laytime / demurrage

What takes precedence - commercial pressures or the UKC policy and the necessary safety margins?

Breaching the UKC policy for commercial reasons is a calculated risk taken frequently. Sometimes the safety margins are however just too...

Aug 7, 20222 min read

Hire related

Quarantine due to COVID & Off-hire

If a vessel is quarantined due to a COVID positive case onboard then who bears the risk? Charterers would want to put the vessel off-hire...

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M-info

Blogs on maritime case law and a few other things

Contributors:

Siddharth Mahajan

Nishant Dhyani

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