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September 8, 2023
MSC loses battle to limit liability for the consequences of the MSC Flaminia fire
The Court of Appeal has put an end to MSC’s hopes of limiting their liability for the losses sustained in the 2012 fire on their chartered vessel, MSC Flaminia. For those who don’t know, the MSC Flaminia was en route from Charleston to Antwerp when there was an... Read more >
August 1, 2023
Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal – what does this mean for ship owners?
The UN brokered grain corridor through the Black Sea to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain has been a godsend for countries reliant on grain imports. It has also seen a regular flow of ships plying this route protected by commercially available insurance. The... Read more >
July 31, 2023
Suez Canal Pilots – Lessons Learned from recent incidents
The recent report from the Panama Maritime Authority into the infamous grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal in March 2021 makes for interesting reading not least in relation to the role of the SCA and its pilots in the grounding. Those interested in the... Read more >
July 17, 2023
Textainer Judgement goes to Appeal
In what is a very rare decision on container lessee default insurance, readers of our blog will recall that BDM Law and their clients Textainer achieved a substantial court victory on 27 July 2022 against various insurers operating in this class of insurance – click... Read more >
July 13, 2023