ZURICH INSURANCE PLC AND ANOTHER V ABNORMAL LOAD SERVICES (INTERNATIONAL) LTD [2019] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 54 - 11 July 2018 - COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Stallion Eight Shipping Co SA v NatWest Markets plc (The "MV Alkyon") [2018] EWCA 2760
QCR Spring 2019: Remedies for delivery without production of bill of lading -Company director personally liable for procuring a breach of an agency agreement
Navigator Spirit SA v Five Oceans Salvage SA (The "Flag Mette")
Taylor v Van Dutch Marine - [2019] EWHC 324 (Ch)
SEA MASTER SHIPPING INC v ARAB BANK (SWITZERLAND) LTD (THE "SEA MASTER") [2019] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 101 - 25th July 2018
USCG Port Security Advisory (2-19) - Conditions of Entry on vessels arriving from ports in Djibouti - To take effect from 30 May, 2019
On May 8, 2019, exactly one year after President Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ("JCPOA") and would re-impose the U.S
As reported in Circular 16/18 when U.S. secondary sanctions were re-imposed against the purchase and carriage of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, liquified gases and petrochemicals, in November 2018, eight countries - China, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey - were granted waivers, known as Significant Reduction Exemptions ("SREs"), to permit the import of limited amounts of Iranian crude oil up to 2 May 2019.
Turkey - Time Bars
18/04/2019
Under Turkish law, time bars and rights to lodge a claim with regards to Shipping law and maritime cases are regulated within the Turkish Commercial Code (TCC) and, regarding general disputes, within the Turkish Code of Obligations (TCO). The "general" provision under the TCO (art. 146) is that all claims are subject to a 10-year time bar, unless otherwise is stated under law.
Members whose trade involves Venezuela should be aware that OFAC has recently added to the SDN list four ship owning companies and nine vessels.
Helen Huang - Senior Claims Executive from Thomas Miller's Hong Kong office provides an introduction to China's marine oil pollution laws with a discussion on the relevant International Conventions, China's domestic laws and Ship Pollution Response Organisations (SPROs).
Freehill, Hogan and Mahar have just issued the latest client alert on Venezuelan Sanctions
Increased Risk of Customs Fines in Dakar
29/03/2019
The UK Club have received the following update from local correspondents Budd Group, regarding an increased risk of customs fines received in Dakar.
Today, more and more jurisdictions are either mandating or encouraging parties in dispute to make attempts to resolve their disputes through alternative dispute resolution forums before commencing proceedings in court.
Lessons Learnt: Collision when Overtaking
20/03/2019
This was a collision claim brought by the Owners of "Arctic Bridge" against the Owners of "Tian E Zuo". As in any collision claim, the facts of the dispute are crucial to the court's findings but the facts of this case are particularly complex.
Sixteenth Ocean GMBH & Co KG ("16th Ocean"), a subsidiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), entered into a shipbuilding contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd (Hyundai) for the construction of a container carrier by Hyundai and its purchase by the IRISL subsidiary. 16th Ocean entered into a loan agreement with three lenders, including Societe Generale (SocGen), to finance the construction and the purchase of the vessel.
The disponent claimant, Shagang Shipping Co Ltd (Shagang), chartered the vessel Dong-A Astrea, to Grand China Shipping Co Ltd. Grand China's obligations under the charterparty were guaranteed by the defendant HNA Group Co Ltd ("HNA"). Grand China failed to comply with its obligations under the charterparty. It was in repudiatory breach, which breach was accepted by Shagang, and the charterparty was terminated in 2012.
Warner v SCAPA Flow Charters ( Scotland): Death of passenger on chartered vessel - When will the time bar be extended to three years under Athens Convention?