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SEA Consortium Pte. Ltd. v. Bengal Tiger Line Pte. Ltd. ([2024] EWHC 3174 (Admlty)) raised the question of whether three parties—Bengal Tiger Line (BTL), MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), and
THE 18th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY INDUSTRY OPERATIONS AND LAYTIME AND DEMURRAGE 30/31 JANUARY 2025 – LONDON I am shall be speaking at this conference, and will be presenting a …
Lord Marine Co. S.A., v Vimeksim SRB D.O.O., (The Lord Hassan) [2024] EWHC 3305 (Comm) involved a dispute over unpaid freight, and the exercise of a contractual lien on cargo …
Hapag-Lloyd AG v. Skyros Maritime Corporation and Another [2024] EWHC 3139 (Comm) It is trite law that when a time-chartered vessel is re-delivered late, the shipowner will be entitled to …
Deforestation is a driver of global warming. To deal with this, the EU introduced the Deforestation Regulation 2023/1115 under which operators and traders in the EU are submitted to due …
The facts Two Russian tankers (the Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239) sustained severe damage during a heavy storm last Sunday (15 December) while they were both in the Kerch Strait (between Russia …
From everyone at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law (at Swansea), we wish all our friends, colleagues, and students a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It …
After the significant ‘anchor defendant’ decision of the Supreme Court in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell in 2021, the complex, multi-party environmental litigation stemming from oil pollution in Nigeria’s
In October 2023, [2023] EWHC 2473 (Comm), Butcher J refused recognition of the judgment of the Spanish Supreme Court against the London P&I Club, and allowed equitable compensation to the …
Delighted to announce that the book that Professor Soyer edited with Prof Özlem Gürses (Insurability of Emerging Risks: Law, Theory and Practice), will be released by Hart Publishing in January …
Scope 3 emissions are those deriving from the end users of a product, and were recently the subject of a tort claim in the Netherlands brought by NGOs against Shell. …
In April 2021 in Milieudefensie v Shell, the Hague District Court ordered Shell to reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 relative to 2019 levels across all scopes. On …
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various sectors, the European Union (EU) is taking significant steps to ensure its responsible development and deployment. On 13 No
The Doric Valour [2024] EWCA Civ 1312 is a recent Court of Appeal decision on recovery of damages for breach of contract against a shipowner by an assignee, where the …
FIMBank Plc v KCH Shipping Co. Ltd (The Giant Ace) [2024] UKSC 38 Summary The Supreme Court on 13 November handed down judgment in FIMBank Plc. v KCH Shipping Co. …
Decisions in the masters’ corridor might often seem to be below the notice of serious commercial lawyers. But be careful; they can matter. A nasty little trap in the Third …
London Arbitration 12/24 The vessel was chartered under an amended NYPE 1993 form for a single-time charter trip to carry paddy rice from Rio Grande to Veracruz. The charterers made …
Usually laytime will end with the completion of loading, but sometimes a clause will allow extra time to charterers to arrange for signing and bringing cargo documents onboard. In London …
Stournaras Stylianos Monoprosopi Epe v Maersk A/S [2024] EWHC 2494 (Comm) is a recent case heard by Lionel Persey KC on whether a container carrier has a duty in preparing …
