BDM partner Bob Deering was pleased to speak at the Cambridge Academy of Transport’s seminar on Chartering: A Practical Approach. Bob is an acknowledged authority on Charterparties and shared his thoughts on a wide range of charterparty and Bill of Lading issues including unsafe ports/berths, various LOI issues and corporate structuring for ship owners and operators.
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 explosion[...]
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