Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- MV Smart update – Shipowners unfettered right to collect freight under the bill of lading September 22, 2021Stella Kounakou has written for Shipowners' Club on the judgement in April this year in Alpha Marine Corp v. Minmetals Logistics Zhejiang Co.Ltd (The M/V Smart) [2021] EWHC 1157 ....
- “Arrived ship”, NORs and demurrage time bars: owners beware! September 21, 2021West of England's head of Defence Nicola Cox and claims manager Steven Knaggs have written on a recent unpublished LMAA arbitration award* for one of the Club’s owner Members ....
- US seeks $3m from Ingram Barge for damage to Melvin Price Locks and Dam September 20, 2021The US is seeking more than $3m in damages from Ingram Barge Co as compensation for the cost of repairing damage to the Melvin Price Locks and Dam near Alton, Illinois ....
- Law around cyber attacks still raises more questions than answers September 17, 2021A cyber-attack scenario on a container ship calling at a port illustrated two plain facts, that there are a large number of contracts between the various interested parties, and that the .....
- Bouchard bankruptcy plan approved, clearing route to sale September 17, 2021The bankruptcy judge hearing the case of Bouchard Transportation has approved a bankruptcy plan which will see the company’s assets divided off to two buyers, resulting in partial recovery ....
- New BIMCO clauses welcomed, but raise some further questions: Quadrant briefing September 14, 2021In a Quadrant Chambers breakfast forum on BIMCO's recently introduced clauses on cyber security laws, "just in time" fuel efficiencies and crew changes, legal experts said that, while all of ....
- First lawsuit in case of Noble Globetrotter II September 13, 2021A lawsuit was filed on September 8th in a Texas District Court by one of the crew members of drillship Noble Globetrotter II (IMO 9600786). The Liberian-flagged drillship and its 100-plus ....
- Singapore tanker operator tries to defuse Strovolos situation September 9, 2021Singapore-based operator World Tankers Management (WTM) has been trying to defuse what threatened to become an international legal dispute between the Cambodian government and owners/managers ....
- IUMI Blog – Day Four, Legal & Liability Workshop September 8, 2021There were several presentations on day four of IUMI's annual conference, which was hosted by Charles Fernandez (Chairperson, Legal & Liability Committee , IUMI, UK-London, joint global head ....
- Captain fined for failing to adhere to collision avoidance rules September 2, 2021Kolapi Utime, 64, the master of cargo ship Scot Leader (IMO 9404235) has been fined £6,384 after almost causing a collision with Passenger/vehicle RoRo Stena Edda (IMO 9807308) in ....