1. Clause lets subcontractor out; carrier’s clock kept ticking 2. Silence isn’t necessarily golden 3. Court reads C/P and B/L together 4. As time goes by 5. APL England cleared to leave Australia 6. Livestock carrier delayed in South Africa amidst legal dispute 7. Bulker strikes fishing vessel in Mindoro Strait 8. What comes first …Read the full article

1. Interpreting see-to-it and on-demand guarantees 2. Can a party’s silence alone result in an enforceable contract? 3. Record low water levels in Parana River lead to groundings and draught restrictions 4. Why do containership stacks collapse and who is liable? 5. Role of an Owner’s Superintendent or Naval Architect – Walking the line 6. …Read the full article

1. South China Sea: China’s new claims 2. Ardent quit salvage business 3. Singapore accedes to International Salvage Convention 4. Fumigants entering crew spaces: a warning 5. Self-heating coal: a warning 6. Force Majeure – now what? 7. Final rule on demurrage and detention of containers 8. Panama announces sanctions for deliberate AIS/LRIT deactivation 9. …Read the full article

1 B/Ls: presentation for signature 2 Telemedicine: traditional barriers eliminated 3 New U.S. guidelines on shipping and sanctions evasion 4 U.S investigates Canada’s ballast water regulations 5 English courts adapting to new normal 6 Guidance on Law and Arbitration provisions in charterparties… 7 …as new BIMCO Law & Arbitration clause gets underway 8 ECSA presses …Read the full article

  1. Two tales of four jurisdictions 2. Anchor awareness 3. Lessons from accidents 4. Further tensions in the South China Sea 5. Piracy – an evolving business 6. Drone delivery – must watch video! 7. Watch out for rise in oil trade litigation 8. New OPEX assessments for tankers 9. Scaling the Himalaya Clause …Read the full article

  1 Milano Bridge – a bridge too far 2 Main engine damage – beware luboil starvation 3 A pilot’s perspective 4 COVID-19: charterparty matters 5 Demurrage claim time-barred? 6 Arbitration: virtually speaking 7 Mediation: Zoom into the new normal 8 A new journal joins our ranks 9 Stowaways by sea, not forgetting migrants 10 …Read the full article

  1. Tsakos victory in “safe berth” US Supreme Court ruling 2. Dutch court rules Royal Caribbean wrongly fined 3. Kaami grounding off Skye 4. Tanker grounding linked to ECDIS 5. BNWAS alarm didn’t prevent accident 6. Lay-up options until normality returns 7. Ship finance and COVID-19 8. Piracy and armed robbery off West Africa …Read the full article

  1 COVID-19 Emerging Themes 2 Are you worried about Coronavirus and Force Majeure with cancellations? 3 “Best Management Practice” – The English High Court considers obligations on a Master 4 Plan your passage carefully! 5 The Poseidon Principles 6 Pilot ladder accidents 7 Lost crane load during cargo operations 8 People, Places and Events …Read the full article

1. Cargo Claims and the Rotterdam Rules 2. Brexit Preparedness 3. UK Freeports 4. UK and e-CMR Protocol 5. Sands of Time 6. People and Places FOB Network News Searching for Group Sponsors Some FOB Groups already have sponsors – for example Bloomfield Law (West Africa Maritime), Chalos (Criminalisation). the Publishers are also looking for …Read the full article

  1. Poor Chart Interpretation and Initial Unseaworthiness in General Average 2. The American Lighthouse Act 3. Free Ports in the UK 4.Cowes Week Upon Us 5. Svalbard a Kind of Arctic Utopia? 6. People and Places FOB Network News Searching for Group Sponsors Some FOB Groups already have sponsors – for example Bloomfield Law …Read the full article

1. General Average 2. Global Maritime Issues Survey 3. Feds Give Carnival Cruise Lines Another Wigging 4. Telematics Device Data Merge 5. Space Road Not Taken 6. People and Places   FOB Network News Searching for Group Sponsors Some FOB Groups already have sponsors – for example Bloomfield Law (West Africa Maritime), Chalos (Criminalisation). the …Read the full article

  1. The Eleni P– Owners Denied Hire from Hijacked Vessel 2. ICS Function 3. BIMCO and INTERTANKO Publish Q&As for Scrubber-Fitted Ships 4. Building a Dutch Railway Bridge in 72 Hours 5. Whaling–a Posse of Lies and Incomprehension 6. People and Places FOB Network News Searching for Group Sponsors Some FOB Groups already have …Read the full article

1. RENOS: A Problem Solved or Created? 2. Operation Sentinel 3. Drewry Sees the Growth of Smart Containers 4. New Japanese Emperor has a Serious Interest in Shipping and Transport 5. What Really Happened To MH 370 6. People and Places   FOB Network News Searching for Group Sponsors Some FOB Groups already have sponsors …Read the full article

1. English Law Contract Interpretation 2. The Yantian Express 3. New US Sanctions 4.The Identificaion of Dead Bodies 5. The Way We Live 6. People and Places FOB Network News Searching for Group Sponsors Some FOB Groups already have sponsors – for example JLT (P&I), Bloomfield Law (West Africa Maritime), Chalos (Criminalisation). the Publishers are …Read the full article

1. Liability for Defective Port Ramp in Washington State 2 .Latest on Piracy 3. Mediation or Arbitration in Shipping Disputes 4. Single Window Success 5. Hissing Sid and Fido 6. People and Places FOB Network News Searching for Group Sponsors Some FOB Groups already have sponsors – for example JLT (P&I), Bloomfield Law (West Africa …Read the full article

  1. Burden of Proof 2. CHIRP Digest 3. Maryam Taher 4. Control Systems on Pilotage Waters 5. Prudent Uninsured 6. People and Places   FOB Network News Searching for Group Sponsors Some FOB Groups already have sponsors – for example JLT (P&I), Bloomfield Law (West Africa Maritime), Chalos (Criminalisation). the Publishers are also looking …Read the full article