Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- Indonesia detains HTK president director Agustono June 30, 2020Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained Taufik Agustono, president director of shipping company PT Humpuss Transportasi Kimia (HTK), in a bribery case, the ...
- Sailors return home after spending more than three years in jail in Libya June 30, 2020A special flight has brought home 14 Ukrainian crew members of chemical/oil products tanker Ruta (IMO 8711899) after they had spent more than three years in a Libyan prison ....
- Singapore High Court clarifies applicable interest rate in LOU after constitution of limitation fund June 29, 2020A recent case in the Singapore High Court has clarified the applicable interest rates to be provided for, where a limitation fund is constituted in Singapore by an LOU from a P&I Club ....
- Hin Leong Pte sees $200m in oil caught up in lawsuits June 26, 2020More than $200m of oil stored mainly on ships in Singapore and Europe and at a terminal in Singapore is caught up in legal actions related to trade and financing deals by Singapore’s Hin Leong ....
- What does “clean on board” mean? June 24, 2020Standard Senior Claims Executive Elisabeth Birch and Divisional Claims Director Revecca Vasiliou have reported on the case of Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd v Noble Chartering Inc ....
- Limitation of liability: Who is an ‘Operator’ and who is a ‘Manager’? June 23, 2020Ian Teare and Matthew Dow of law firm Wikborg Rein have discussed the judgment handed down in the Admiralty Court on the case of the Stema Barge II, looking in detail at the scope and meaning ....
- MVV “not a party to arbitration agreement”, court rules June 22, 2020A case that hinged on whether a party’s silence alone could result in an enforceable contract has seen a successful challenge to an arbitration award on jurisdiction, under s67 of the ....
- Appeals Tribunal affirms AMSA decision to ban vessel from Australian ports June 19, 2020An Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) decision to Panama flagged bulk carrier Fortune Genius (IMO 9221877) from entering or using an Australian port for a period of 12 months has ….
- Norwegian shipping co pleads guilty to cartel behaviour June 19, 2020Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS pleaded guilty on Thursday in an Australian Federal Court to charges of criminal cartel conduct. The Australian Competition and ….
- US launches inquiry into fairness of new Canadian ballast water regulations June 19, 2020The US Federal Maritime Commission has launched its investigation into Canada’s upcoming ballast water regulations amidst claims from local shipowners and operators that the Canadian move ….