Over the years, we have had numerous cases involving deviation and the usual process is to get one’s ruler out and mark out the deviation from the optimal course required by the charterer, with the time and cost of the said deviation (to include bunkers and port costs... Read more >
Wishing all our clients, colleagues, friends and followers the very best for 2023. We look forward to supporting and working with you during the year ahead. Read more >
There have been many articles on the Carbon Intensity Indicator (“CII”). We first reported on this issue in February 2022. It’s worth reading the penultimate paragraph of that article as we correctly predicted the dilemma facing the industry as it seeks to adapt to a... Read more >
We are seeing an uptick in enquiries relating to new ship orders placed in pre-pandemic times. At one time, those orders looked well placed given the frothy market conditions prevailing in the post-pandemic era, but now, as a global recession looms, some sectors (in... Read more >
In a recent arbitration under the LMAA Small Claims Procedure (1) the Tribunal had to determine the validity of a Notice of Readiness (“NOR”) which had been tendered by email. The NOR is one of the most important documents for ship owners because it acts as a trigger... Read more >