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International sanctions have existed as a diplomatic tool for centuries. In the 21st Century international sanctions are the favoured weapons of governments seeking to accomplish global foreign

The imposition of tax on shipping operations into/out of Chinese ports pursuant to the recent Enterprise Income Tax regulations 

On 24th June, 2024 the European Union (EU) issued its 14th package of sanctions against Russia by amending and expanding existing Council Regulations. The aim of these sanctions is to target sectors

On 31st  December, 2021 the Indonesian government issued a circular placing an export ban on coal with immediate effect. The circular halts all export of coal from all over Indonesia during the

On 6th October, 2022 the EU adopted an eighth package of sanctions against Russia. The relevant legislation can be found here.  In particular, Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1904 (“the

On 31st October our annual seminar in Athens took place at the Galaxy Rooms, Hilton Hotel. The seminar focused on Mitigating the Impact of the Future and was attended by more than 100 Members and

EBOLA – charterparty considerations Potential contractual issues

The historic doctrines of champerty and maintenance, which essentially prohibit third-party litigation and arbitration funding, have been amended and/or phased out in a number of jurisdictions,

The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, has upheld two monetary penalties on Standard Chartered Bank for breaching EU financial sanctions. Although

When calculating whether there has been loss of time under an off-hire clause, do you look at the service immediately required of the ship, or is delay to the adventure as a whole to be