Container vessels colliding with gantry cranes can result in significant costs. While vessel negligence is often assumed in such cases,...

In The Yochow [2024] , the helmsman made two steering errors in quick succession while under pilotage. The second error resulted in a...

What is the role of tugs when assisting vessels in berthing and unberthing? If they notice an emergency situation developing, should they...

Over the past years many vessels have been detained by Indonesian or Malaysian navies for anchoring in their waters without permission....

There are a few ports around the world where both pilot cutters (serving as watch accommodation for pilots) and pilot boats (for...

Wash damage can cause vessels to break from their moorings, but how about damage caused by the suction effect during low water created by...

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

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...

Three interesting decisions by the courts on powers and responsibilities of coastal or port states. First was on jurisdiction of coastal...

Can a time charterer be held accountable to third parties for damage done by the ship, the root causes of which were connected to the...

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

Many may recall the collision between U.S.S. John S. Mccain and Alnic in Singapore Straits. Liability was apportioned 80-20 in favour of...