Insights

The Directors and Managers of the UK Defence Club are deeply saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Our appreciation for her service over her eight decade reign is impossible to convey. We express our sincere gratitude for all that she has done for us over so many years.  Our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this very difficult time. 

Taking on the role of an owner and a charterer in a hypothetical fixture discussion, Alexandra Couvadelli and Alex McCue discuss the implications of incorporating the BIMCO EEXI clause into the charterparty.

The outbreak of war in Ukraine on 24th February, 2022, and the subsequent closure of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, caused great disruption to Ukrainian grain trade. Not only were ships unable to call at Ukraine’s ports, but ships that were at those ports when the conflict began were trapped.

The purpose of this update is to provide Members with a summary of recent developments with regard to EU sanctions.

Contracts for the sale or hire of a ship will almost always specify a place of delivery which the ship has to reach before she can be sold or go on-hire. But what if circumstances change so that it becomes impossible for the ship to reach the designated delivery place? Some contracts provide a mechanism to deal with this problem, but even then disputes can still arise.