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Shipbuilding Contracts: The Value of UKDC Cover

27/05/2025

Shipbuilding Contracts: The Value of UKDC Cover

Shipbuilding projects are a significant investment which require significant support. With the increasing focus on environmental issues and emissions regulations, and the implementation of new, green technology, further areas...
Conflict - The impact on charterparties and issues for consideration

28/10/2024

Conflict - The impact on charterparties and issues for consideration

Risks of war and civil unrest impacting the shipping industry are nothing new, but today’s unstable political environment has recently brought these risks to the fore. In our two publications, we discuss possible ways...
Unsafe Port Claims

26/01/2024

Unsafe Port Claims

While the classic definition of a ‘safe port’ has long been established, neither the clarity nor longevity of the legal definition means that unsafe port disputes are reducing in their number or complexity. The aim of this...
Unsafe Port Claims (Chinese)

01/10/2024

Unsafe Port Claims (Chinese)

尽管经典的“安全港” 定义早已确立，清晰且存续已久的法律定义并不意味着不安全港的纠纷在减少或者简单化。本刊物旨在着重介绍不安全港法律的一些重要方面，还特别提及了在当今商业和政治环境下可能产生的此类相关问题。 <a...
Bunkers: A Guide to Quality and Quantity Claims

28/09/2023

Bunkers: A Guide to Quality and Quantity Claims

The quality of bunker fuel continues to be a source of concern to shipowners and charterers. Over the last 40 years or so, enhanced refining techniques have resulted in a decline in the quality of residual fuel. Unfortunately,...
Bunkers: A Guide to Quality and Quantity Claims (CHINESE)

01/02/2024

Bunkers: A Guide to Quality and Quantity Claims (CHINESE)

在本出版物中，我们列出了一些应采用的重要程序，以减少发生与燃油相关的发动机损坏和船舶停机的可能性，并在发生燃油质量索赔时提供有价值的证据。我们还强调了可以采取的措施，以尽量减少燃油数量索赔的可能性，并审查与燃油供应相关的一些关键法律原则。 Download the full document here
The Impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on Shipping

28/06/2023

The Impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on Shipping

On 16th May, 2023 the European Parliament approved amendments to the EU Emissions Trading Directive, bringing shipping within the scope of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (“EU ETS”). As a result, from 1st January, 2024, ships of 5000GT and above which transport cargo or passengers for commercial purposes will be subject to the EU ETS. This publication considers how the EU ETS works, the implications for owners and charterers and how parties can allocate the costs and responsibilities for complying with an ETS in their charterparties.  
LNG Charters Common Issues

09/07/2021

LNG Charters Common Issues

Although charterparty disputes may be less common in the LNG trade than in other trades, when they do arise, they can be complicated and costly. In this publication, we take a look at three of the main areas where we have seen a trend for claims (underperformance, breakdowns and terminal compatibility) and offer guidance to Members in terms of preventing and handling such disputes.
Hull Fouling: The Legal and the Practical - Webinar and Publication

09/11/2020

Hull Fouling: The Legal and the Practical - Webinar and Publication

As 2020 draws to an end, it has been a year characterised by interruptions to supply chains, humanitarian crises and increased layers of complexity in international trade due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the issues the industry has had to grapple with this year is the emergence of increasingly restrictive quarantine requirements. Although thrown into sharp relief in the context of crew changes, one of the related lower profile consequences has been an increase in the risk of hull fouling due to the resulting increase in delays in port or the use of ships as floating storage.