During Covid, there were several instances where the vessels suffered delays until they could provide evidence to the authorities showing...

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

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...

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...

Voyage charterparties normally specify how many safe ports/berths charterers can ask the vessel to proceed to. If the vessel needs to...

Vessels being put off-hire for cargo holds failing inspection at the load port is not that uncommon. But what if charterers make it clear...

C/P clauses entitling owners to deviate for crew change were and perhaps still are necessary. What if after carrying out the crew change,...

Hull cleaning clauses or prolonged port stays clauses are fairly common in time charterparties. Cleaning of the hull is normally on...

What does the term OOS mean in C/P? Is it ‘owners option substitute’ giving owners a unilateral right to replace the first vessel; or ‘or...

Ship S&P agreements are usually subject to a vessel being “free of average damage affecting vessel’s class”. Not every kind of damage...

A voyage charter normally has rider clauses requiring owners to submit specified documents within a certain period of time when making a...

Many would recall the high profile case of mistaken identity of F/V St. Antony that led to the death of two Indian fishermen in 2012. The...

Speed consumption disputes between charterers and owners are not uncommon. No matter how carefully these clauses are worded,...

Those involved in bulk trade are frequently confronted with [paper] shortage claims with owners usually being on the loosing end when...

Is the NOR valid, notwithstanding the vessel had only one anchor at the time of tendering it? Point of dispute in London Arbitration...

Two interesting Arbitration awards were handed last week, the first in relation to what margin should be allowed for “ABT” in regards to...

Ordering a vessel off the berth in anticipation of bad weather is standard protocol ports follow for safety reasons. This could (and does...

An invalid NOR, a hurricane hitting the port, force majeure, no cargo to load, and a grounded vessel - the ingredients of London...

Is a storm warning sufficient to interrupt laytime? and if bad weather prevents the lightering barges from coming alongside the mother...

Singapore Arbitration 03/19 recently addressed a seemingly straightforward question on 'subject' clause (in relation to vessel's...

Bottom fouling clauses are a standard feature of time charters. There are a variety of clauses and some make the transfer of burden for...

Significant wave height and Douglas scale are two very different measures of sea conditions. If C/P contains reference to both then which...

As matter of ordinary language ‘cargo claims’ typically refer to physical loss of or damage to cargo. But can ‘financial losses’ suffered...

One longstanding principle of claiming damages for breach of contract, such as charterparty, is that the innocent party has to show what...

Q88 (Tanker Questionnaire) is a key document when it comes to tanker chartering. Just how important a part it can play in the event of a...

Tolerances for ‘about’ - underperformance claim - effect of current were some of the many interesting issues that came up in London...

Given that there can be multiple brokers involved in chartering, it can sometimes be difficult to identify for which party is a broker...

If the owners contract to supply a “gearless” vessel then does the presence of a crane not designed for cargo operations render her...

Various kinds of C/P issues are bound to arise from the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Most recently, in London Arbitration 16/18, a dispute...

What if time charterers make lawful deductions for under- performance but then wrongly put them forward to owners as having being made...

HRA, IBF Extended Risk Area & JWC Listed areas in Indian Ocean were at the center of discussion in London Arbitration 13/18. First issue...

What does this clause imply: “The time during which there is bad weather/heavy swell or adverse current with wind exceeding beaufort...