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  • Handling the new EU and UK sanctions against Russia

    International - Russia 27.02.2022
    Since 2014, the EU and the UK have progressively imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Following the latest events, both the EU and the UK, as well as many other countries,...

  • Demurrage revisited: What loss does it liquidate?

    International 03.12.2021
    In K Line PTE Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd (“Eternal Bliss”) [2021] EWCA Civ 1712, the Court of Appeal has revisited the Commercial Court decision that sought to resolve a ‘long-standing...

  • CMS Infrastructure Index shows markets are buoyant

    International 21.06.2021
    New report CMS Infrastructure Index: Accelerating transformation examines the trends impacting the infrastructure sector, ranks 50 countries by attractiveness for infrastructure investment and analyses...

  • Vessel nomination in FOB sales contracts - no second chances?

    England and Wales 16.06.2021
    The High Court has upheld a decision of the GAFTA Board of Appeal that an initial invalid vessel nomination by a buyer on FOB terms was not a repudiatory breach of contract in circumstances where: The...

  • Some leaks can't be fixed

    International  01.06.2021
    “Confidential information is like an ice cube... give it to the party who has no refrigerator or will not agree to keep it in one, and by the time of the trial you have just a pool of water.”...

  • The law of tort does not stand still: Begum v Maran (UK) Limited

    United Kingdom 30.03.2021
    The Court of Appeal reaffirmed that there was an arguable case for the English former owners of a ship to answer in refusing to strike out the claim of a Bangladeshi widow whose husband had been killed...

  • Oil & Gas / Shipping – The Ever Given

    International 26.03.2021
    The Suez Canal opened in 1869. Along with the Panama Canal, it is one of the most important maritime “shortcuts” ever built. Today, the canal is 193km (120 miles) long and is one of the busiest...

  • The Global Sulphur Ban – One Year On

    International 01.03.2021
    Since 1 March 2020 all marine vessels have been subject to a ban from carrying on board high sulphur marine fuel oil (“HSFO”) with sulphur content greater than 0.50% unless they have a ‘scrubber’...

  • Oil & Gas / Shipping – Black Holes and Revelations

    International 09.12.2020
    In Dr Jones Yeovil Ltd v The Stepping Stone Group Ltd [2020] EWHC 2308 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court has raised the spectre of oil and gas companies not being able to recover full damages...

  • Notice of readiness – Wait or take on bunkers?

    International 05.11.2020
    Notice of Readiness (“NOR”) is a well-known document in the shipping industry. In a nutshell, its tendering means that the vessel is at the charterer’s disposal and ready in all respects...

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