Crew change clauses & deviation - who bears the risk of delays?
C/P clauses entitling owners to deviate for crew change were and perhaps still are necessary. What if after carrying out the crew change,...
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Mar 29, 20224 min
What is CII all about?
EEXI is the ticket to the game, while CII is all about playing the game. Either win or try to survive. A loss would mean your ship can't...
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Mar 28, 20221 min
Demurrage compensates only for lost freight?
If laytime is exceeded, demurrage kicks in to compensate a shipowner for the loss of prospective freight earnings. But is that all...
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Mar 28, 20221 min
Does maritime lien attach to all items onboard?
Never gave this much of a thought, but its an interesting question. What is the scope of maritime lien? Does it attach to all items...
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Mar 27, 20221 min
Performance warranties & cancellation of C/P
Charterparties usually allow charterers to deduct hire for vessel’s underperformance, but are they entitled to cancel a C/P for...
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Mar 27, 20223 min
IMO's EEXI regulations
During the recently concluded Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) meeting in November, IMO has duly approved the amendments...
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Mar 27, 20224 min
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework in Shipping
ESG framework is the broad concept that covers the Environmental, Social, and Governance practices of an organization. In the past year,...
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Mar 26, 20222 min
Under keel clearance & role of port / pilot
It’s not often we see courts looking at the technicalities of calculating under keel clearance (UKC) in great detail. The Arklow Valour...
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Mar 26, 20221 min
COVID, UNCLOS & International Health Regulations (IHR)
Are States in breach of UNCLOS and IHR when they impose restrictions on vessels preventing them from entering its ports because of...
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Mar 26, 20221 min
COVID & Off-hire - Pilot's refusal to have his body temp. measured
Most onboard COVID-19 protocols require the seafarers to implement certain measures before allowing 3rd parties onboard. One of the...
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Mar 26, 20221 min
Delays due to COVID & offhire
If a ship is held by quarantine officers because a crew member is suspected of being COVID positive then the risk of delay falls on...
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Mar 26, 20222 min
Prosecution in US for MARPOL violations
In the last 2 months there have been 2 cases related to MARPOL Annex I violations in US where the Chief Engineers have argued that they...
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Mar 26, 20222 min
Is a time charterer responsible for ship's technical management?
Notwithstanding that a time charterer has little or no say in the way a vessel is technically managed, can it be found liable for...
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Mar 26, 20221 min
OFAC sanctions and payment of charter hire
What do you do as a shipowner if OFAC applies sanctions to charterers by adding them to the SDN list during the currency of C/P? Do you...
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Mar 26, 20222 min
Safe manning documents
Do safe manning documents account for onboard realities to accurately reflect the minimum number of seafarers required on a ship? Often,...
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