The revised limits under the 1996 Protocol to the 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims entered into force on 8 June 2015 – but… Read more “Take it to the limit. The UK gets there at last.”
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The meaning of “consequential damages” – as always, it depends on the context
The Institute of International Shipping & Trade Law (IISTL) Blog Further evidence that English courts are taking a thoroughly pragmatic line with commercial exemption clauses comes from… Read more “The meaning of “consequential damages” – as always, it depends on the context”
Container Demurrage – When The Clock Stops Ticking
A decision of the Court of Appeal in August 2016 has provided clarification on a question which has been troubling carriers and cargo interests alike – when… Read more “Container Demurrage – When The Clock Stops Ticking”
IMO Fuel Oil Consumption Data Collection System
Applicability: Owners and operators of ships that are subject to air emission controls under MARPOL Annex VI Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI requiring mandatory fuel oil consumption… Read more “IMO Fuel Oil Consumption Data Collection System”
Does A Shipowner Have To Sell Its Ship In Order To Mitigate Its Loss?
The greatly anticipated Supreme Court judgment on the New Flamenco is due to be heard later this year. The decision will address principles of mitigation and the… Read more “Does A Shipowner Have To Sell Its Ship In Order To Mitigate Its Loss?”
Non-payment of hire not breach of condition
As widely expected, the CA in Grand China Logistics Holding (Group) Co. Ltd. v Spar Shipping AS [2016] EWCA Civ 982 has upheld Popplewell J’s decision that failure… Read more “Non-payment of hire not breach of condition”
Charterers recover consequential loss of time in addition to off-hire.
London Arbitration 24/16 provides a salutary reminder to owners that charterers may recover additional time to that allowed for under the off-hire clause, if the off-hire event… Read more “Charterers recover consequential loss of time in addition to off-hire.”
Safe berths, charters and occupiers’ liability in the US
An otherwise unremarkable, but bitterly fought, safe berth / occupiers’ liability case from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania a few weeks ago. A tanker, the Athos I,… Read more “Safe berths, charters and occupiers’ liability in the US”
Unlikely oil-trade routes arise after global shipping rates sink
Ultra-low crude prices combined with cheap shipping rates are encouraging a host of exotic new oil trading routes that wouldn’t look out of place in the latest… Read more “Unlikely oil-trade routes arise after global shipping rates sink”
In It For The Long-Haul…And The Short-Haul Too
In the world of seaborne trade, distance forms a crucial element in terms of determining how much demand for vessel capacity is created by trade volumes. One… Read more “In It For The Long-Haul…And The Short-Haul Too”
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