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...
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Siddharth Mahajan
- Aug 7, 2022
- 2 min
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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Siddharth Mahajan
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
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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Siddharth Mahajan
- Mar 26, 2022
- 1 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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Siddharth Mahajan
- Mar 26, 2022
- 1 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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Siddharth Mahajan
- Mar 26, 2022
- 1 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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Siddharth Mahajan
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
Covid & 'fear' cases against cruise liners
Can cruise ship passengers bring a ‘fear’ case for emotional distress against the owners even though they did not manifest any symptoms...
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Siddharth Mahajan
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
Covid, demurrage and force majeure
Covid-19 has led to unprecedented disruptions to logistical chains. Either the goods can’t arrive in port or where they can, pick up...
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Siddharth Mahajan
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
'Non-Seafarers Work' clause in ITF CBAs
For lashing containers can the operators be strong armed into using stevedores and that too only those belonging to ITF-affiliated trade...
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Siddharth Mahajan
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
Covid & cruise ships
The cruise industry has atleast two reasons to be cheerful about in these gloomy Covid times. The first was US Court's ruling in July...
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Siddharth Mahajan
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
‘All risks’ business interruption policies & COVID-19
Covid-19 has thrown business (and life) in turmoil. Many businesses do have standard ‘all risks’ business interruption policies but do...
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Siddharth Mahajan
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
'The Covid battlefield' for owners and charterers
Coronavirus has the world’s attention. Shipping will clearly be affected. It could lead to disputes, souring some commercial...
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