July 3, 2020
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June 22, 2020
Join the BDM Team
Due to strong client demand we are looking for talented and ambitious lawyers at all levels from 2PQE+ to join our busy team. We act for leading ship owners, operators, charterers, insurers, commercial and trading companies. We offer challenging and interesting work,... Read more >
June 4, 2020
What happens when the LOI chain breaks down?
Letters of Indemnity (LOI’s) are commonplace in shipping. Many charters contain a contractual requirement on the ship owner/carrier to discharge the cargo without presentation of an original bill of lading. This exposes the ship owner to risk, namely a risk that they... Read more >
April 22, 2020
Collapse of Hin Leong spells likely problems for ship owners, operators and their insurers
Some of you may remember the seismic shock caused by the collapse of the Danish headquartered OW Bunker group back in 2014. OW was the world’s largest bunker supplier up until its collapse, owing millions of dollars to creditors. The resulting action taken by the... Read more >
January 31, 2019