As COVID-19 cases reportedly rise in many countries, two recent legal decisions are particularly significant for the shipping industry....

Modern day route planning requires a balance between adhering to charterer-provided weather routing advise and Masters exercising their...

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

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

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...

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

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,...

Most onboard COVID-19 protocols require the seafarers to implement certain measures before allowing 3rd parties onboard. One of the...

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...

If the Baltic Exchange alters the published rate scheme by changing the benchmark vessel during the currency of charter then hire...

Once a vessel is hijacked by pirates, there are bound to be many commercial disputes. Hire payment is one of them, as seen recently in...

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