Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- Russian oligarch yacht agents indicted by US grand jury January 25, 2023Two businessmen have been charged by US authorities with helping operate Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg’s yacht Tango (IMO 1010703), in violation of sanctions imposed four years ....
- MSC to appeal default judgement against it in US case January 23, 2023Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has said that it will be appealing a court decision in the US to fine it nearly $950,000 in a legal dispute with American furniture company .....
- Fines for two Greece-based shipping companies January 23, 2023Greece-based shipping companies Empire Bulkers Ltd and Joanna Maritime Ltd have been ordered to pay $1m each in the US because of violations of pollution rules ....
- Trial begins of captain and two pilots of ship that hit Hamburg bridge January 23, 2023The trial has begun of three men on a ship that collided with a power line in Hamburg in January 2020. The captain and two pilots were in charge of a three-part towing convoy that .....
- US furniture company wins compensation from MSC over container pricing January 22, 2023US judge Erin Wirth has ruled that Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) must pay Pennsylvania-based furniture maker MCS Industries $944,655 as part of a long-running case over the shipping .....
- Norwegian Navy officer denies negligence over collision with tanker January 17, 2023A Norwegian naval officer denied negligence in the lead-up to a collision between a warship he commanded and an oil tanker in 2018, in which the military vessel sank .....
- Aboriginal council lays claim to yacht that ran aground on its land January 11, 2023An international dispute between local Aboriginal law and conventional salvage law has arisen after drifting racing yacht “Huntress” washed ashore on a remote island off Tasmania ....
- New technologies in shipbuilding: Reed Smith advises on warranty claims January 11, 2023Thor Maalouf and Sally-Ann Underhill, transportation partners at global law firm Reed Smith have observed in an article that an increased focus on decarbonization had led to more ....
- Evergreen told to pay further fines after grounding in Chesapeake Bay January 6, 2023Taiwan-based Evergreen, the owner/operator of 11,850 teu container ship Ever Forward (IMO 9850551), has been told by the state of Maryland to pay another $676,000 in order enhance ......
- Lawsuit filed over severe damage to $20m-worth of yachts January 6, 2023Taiwanese yacht dealership Alexander Marine has filed a lawsuit in the US federal court, seeking $20m damages from five parties, including a German shipowner, a cargo ship, a US chartering .....