Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- VAT handling for claims-related expenses on EEA risks December 2, 2021UK Club has released a circular on the procedure for making claims-related supplier fee payments on EEA Risks. The rules will change from February 20th 2022 for risks written by UKNV ....
- Steamship reports USCG safety alert on wire rope failures November 30, 2021Steamship Mutual has advised members of a Marine Safety Alert issued by the US Coast Guard on November 9th 2021 regarding the use of wire ropes produced by Southwest .....
- US State of Georgia proposes $3m pollution fine for Golden Ray’s operators November 29, 2021With the total cost of the capsizing of car carrier Golden Ray in St Simon's Sound off Brunswick, Georgia in September 2019 now approaching $1bn, one would be forgiven for thinking that $3m ....
- Wakashio owner limits liability over grounding as wreck removal continues November 24, 2021Japan-based Okiyo Maritime Corp, the owner of very large ore carrier MV Wakashio, has filed a motion before the Supreme Court of Mauritius to limit the claims arising from the accident at .....
- US agrees to $725,000 settlement in fishing vessel pollution case November 22, 2021San Diego, California-based JM Fisheries LLC, GS Fisheries Inc., the companies’ manager, and the chief engineer of the commercial fishing vessel Capt. Vincent Gann have agreed to pay a total .....
- Court of Appeal rules on demurrage in case of The Eternal Bliss; Supreme Court beckons? November 19, 2021The Court of Appeal ruled yesterday in London on the matter of The Eternal Bliss and the availability of general damages in addition to demurrage arising from delay. Allowing the appeal ....
- Short contractual time limits loom large, warns North November 18, 2021North of England Club has noted that a trend for shortening contractual time limits to notify claims in charterparties and other contracts was making compliance increasingly difficult ....
- EPA fines two vessels over Clean Water Act violations November 18, 2021The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assessed penalties totalling $81,474 against container ship MSC Aurora (IMO 9484481) and bulk carrier Western Durban (IMO 9700031) on November ....
- Sri Lanka court asks minister to appear before court in Hippo Spirit case November 16, 2021A Sri Lankan court had asked a government minister to appear before the court and state on oath that no imported organic fertilizer would be offloaded into Colombo Port from bulk carrier ....
- Release of Navios Venus order by High Court after private settlement reached November 16, 2021The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered the release of cargo ship Navios Venus (IMO 9713492), taking into account the fact that an agreement was reached between the two parties ....