December 7, 2021

Demurrage Time Bars: Whose Time Zone Is It Anyway?

It is rare these days for shipping lawyers to get involved in demurrage issues. Mostly that is a good thing as demurrage should be capable of being agreed between the parties. However, every now and again a horrible issue comes up and lawyers can only do something... Read more >

October 14, 2021

Attention Charterers seeking to add off hire periods to period charters

As many of our followers will know, the market has recently been very buoyant in certain sectors. It comes as no surprise that charterers who may have fixed vessels some time ago on period terms are looking for every conceivable means to extend the charter periods so... Read more >

November 18, 2020

Nothing lasts forever: legal issues relating to contract termination

Part 1 – general principles In recent months, we have seen a rise in client queries across our firm’s practice areas relating to termination of contracts. In a series of upcoming blogs, we will be looking at the legal principles relating to contract termination under... Read more >