Delivery of cargo to a person not entitled to delivery under the bill of lading does not cause the bill to be spent
Aprile SpA and Others v Elin Maritime Ltd (The "Elin") - QBD (Comm Ct) [2019] EWHC 1001 (Comm) - 18 April 2019
Young v Royal & Sun Alliance Plc[2019] CSOH 32: claim for extensive fire damage and insurer's rejection based on alleged non-disclosure of material information.
Zagora Management Ltd and Others v Zurich Insurance Plc, Zurich Building Control Services Ltd, and East West Insurance Co Ltd - [2019] EWHC 140 (TCC)
QCR Summer 2019: Negligence claim for pure economic loss possible without proprietary interest in cargo
Pivotal case of Alize 1954 and Another v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG, shedding light on the critical role of passage planning in vessel seaworthiness.
United States - Time Bars
22/07/2019
Like some other countries, the United States is a federal jurisdiction consisting of a national government and fifty states. Maritime law is almost exclusively federal statutory or judge-made law but state law is also relevant in certain respects.
Risk Mitigation & Reporting Guidance for ships transiting the Arabian Gulf, particularly near the Straits of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman
2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the UK P&I Club. On 4 July, the UK Club hosted 350 Members and shipping industry leaders at the National Maritime Museum to mark the occasion in spectacular fashion.
In Part 1 of this article, Introduction and background, we provided an overview of the international Conventions applicable to the multimodal trade. This was followed by Part 2, in which we looked at the legal issues under the current unimodal Conventions system.
Mandatory Adoption of Mass Flow Metering System for Distillates Delivery in the Port of Singapore
17/07/2019
The UK P&I Club have received the following update from local correspondents, Spica Services, regarding a mandatory adoption of Mass Flow Metering (MFM) Systems for distillates delivery in the Port of Singapore.
Members' attention is drawn to the USCG Marine Safety Bulletin (MSIB) 005-19 introducing a new procedure for ship owners and operators operating in the North American (NA) or US Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area (ECA) to comply with the MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 18.2.4.
Part 2: Legal issues arising under the current unimodal transport Conventions
Navigation restrictions around the Miaodao Archipelago are published on ECDIS, and navigation warnings and notices are issued to mariners sailing in the region.
Hong Kong and China have agreed new measures to allow parties to an arbitration seated in one jurisdiction to attach assets in the other jurisdiction pending an award. This is an important extension to arbitration proceedings of measures previously restricted to litigants before Hong Kong and Chinese courts. It also reflects the increasing use of Hong Kong as a forum for arbitration.
BIMCO publishes Cyber Security Clause
28/06/2019
BIMCO has just published a cyber security clause addressing the contractual issues that can arise from a cyber security incident.
The 74th session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) took place on 13-17 May 2019 at the IMO headquarters in London.
The multimodal transportation of goods is inherently complex. This complexity is further complicated by the absence of internationally accepted rules governing the multimodal trade. While the shipowner is often the carrier or multimodal transport operator(MTO) under the multimodal transport contract, the rules applicable to the liability of the shipowner are embodied in a mosaic of International Conventions relating to the carriage of goods by sea, by air and by road.
VIDEO: 150 Years Together
22/05/2019
2019 marks the UK Club's 150th Anniversary. Find out how the Club is celebrating this milestone by focussing on promoting safety, protecting life and the envrionment.
VOLCAFE LTD AND OTHERS v COMPANIA SUD AMERICANA DE VAPORES SA [2018] UKSC 61 - 5th December 2018 - THE SUPREME COURT