Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- The Conoco Weather Clause: When is bad weather an exception? May 22, 2018Rebecca Penn-Chambers, Syndicate Executive, Eastern Syndicate at Steamship P&I, has written an article on the Conoco Weather Clause (CWC), which is frequently incorporated into charterparties….
- The ongoing problems associated with Ogden – Shipowners’ Club May 22, 2018From March 20th 2017, the discount rate applied when calculating compensation for future losses in personal injury claims was reduced from the 2.5% rate set in 2001 to -0.75%.....
- Owner told he had no right to set off claim against moneys owed to manager May 17, 2018ITIC, a mutual insurer for the transport industry and a provider of professional indemnity insurance to the marine sector, which is managed by Thomas Miller, has reported on an incident when a .....
- Denmark extends liability requirements for jet-skis, etc May 17, 2018All speedboats with a hull length below 15 m, personal watercrafts/jet skis and similar vessels must now be covered by third-party liability insurance if operating in Danish waters as a....
- Establish maritime/non maritime nature of contracts, Steamship advises May 16, 2018For US vessel owners operating in the Gulf of Mexico it is essential, before finalizing a contract, that liabilities under that contract are known, along with any limitations and defences which ....
- US fines cargo ship operator $1m for “magic pipe” pollution May 14, 2018The problem of magic pipe polluters being used to sidestep waste-disposal rules looks to be continuing, with the US Justice Department stating on Thursday May 10th that Japanese ....
- The ‘Songa Winds’ – Letters of Indemnity – again May 11, 2018Bill Kirrane Syndicate Manager, European Syndicate at Steamship P&I, has noted that, following the Bremen Max and the Zagora, Songa Winds was a third case where shipowners sought to enforce ....
- Shipowners’ Club case study: crew injury – cargo lift overload May 11, 2018Shipowners' Club has reported on an instance where a cargo lift was inadvertently overloaded in preparation for a drill and has recommended actions to avoid such events in future ....
- USS Fitzgerald officer of the deck pleads guilty May 10, 2018Lieutenant junior grade Sarah Coppock, who was the officer of the deck when USS Fitzgerald collided last June with ACX Crystal, has pleaded guilty to charges of dereliction of duty.....
- Sevan Drilling investigation is closed May 9, 2018Norway’s anti-corruption agency Økokrim has closed an investigation into Sevan Drilling. The investigation related to the company’s drilling contracts with Petrobras between....