Who is liable when a dangerous cargo shipment explodes during the voyage, the carrier or the shipper? This question becomes particularly...

Hull fouling clauses in charterparties often state that ‘underwater cleaning of hull is always at charterers' time and expense’. What is...

In dry trade it is common to see C/P clauses where all aspects of cargo operations are carried out under Master’s supervision but under...

When there is a cargo fire and that consequently damages the vessel also, then can the time charterer limit its liability towards the...

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...

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...

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...

If a bank exercises its ship mortgage maritime lien and arrests a vessel for owner’s default, then a time charterer as provider of...

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,...

Charterparties usually allow charterers to deduct hire for vessel’s underperformance, but are they entitled to cancel a C/P for...

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...

Notwithstanding that a time charterer has little or no say in the way a vessel is technically managed, can it be found liable for...

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...

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

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

It is usually the time charterer who provides and pays for port agents. But if the charterer goes bankrupt, then can the agent look...

"Subject to details", “subject to board approval” and other similar expressions are well known in ship chartering, meaning that the C/P...

A ship’s agent plays a very important role in organizing and coordinating all aspects of a port call. Often, they make certain payments...

To recover the sums due for bunkers supplied on request of time charterers, suppliers may try to claim against the vessel by having her...

Coronavirus has the world’s attention. Shipping will clearly be affected. It could lead to disputes, souring some commercial...

It is common to have a string of contracts in the bunker supply chain, which creates a risk of ship being arrested if the payment for...

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

Choice of route can affect how cargo is to be cared for, so can owners be held liable for choosing one over the other? In The Santa...

Altering the standard C/P forms and not having the charters on back to back terms may result in unexpected consequences. In The Alpha...

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

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...

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...

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...

Can deviating to pick up a crew member to comply with SMC (Safe Manning Certificate), be considered as ‘deviating for reasonable...

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

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

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

Where a written [charterparty] contract expressly ‘prohibits’ oral modifications through NOM clause, is an oral modification enforceable?...

Jurists and chartering professionals often rely on the highly acclaimed ‘Time Charters’ and ‘Voyage Charters’ publications for guidance...