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On 24th June 2020, OFAC added five Iranian tanker captains to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, for delivering approximately 1.5 million barrels of Iranian gasoline to Venezuela. The…

新冠病毒疫情和不安全港口 船上出现新冠病毒对船员的安全和船舶的航贸能力都构成严重威胁，这已经是显而易见的事实。这是否意味着受疫情影响的港口都是不安全的？答案若是肯定的，那么船东和租家又该如何应对？ …

新冠病毒对定期租船合同下租金支付义务的影响 …

The increased use of very low sulphur fuel oil (“VLSFO”) following the new MARPOL sulphur regulations has brought with it a number of challenges for ship owners. One such challenge is how best to…

The facts of the case were rather unusual. Having loaded a cargo of containers at Yokohama, Japan the charterer instructed the TS SINGAPORE to proceed to Shanghai. However, the ship then collided…

At the time of the incident the ship was under a voyage charter to the refinery which owned the jetty. This charter was subject to English law and a London arbitration clause. The refinery brought…

What then does South Africa offer claimants wanting to enforce or obtain security for maritime claims? Whilst an arrest can be made to found jurisdiction either for an action in rem against the ship,…

The majority of piracy related enquires concern whether in the current climate a ship is obliged to transit the Gulf of Aden. The starting point for any discussion is the terms of the governing…

As the shipping industry in Japan has grown internationally the benefits of being a Member of the UK Defence Club have become increasingly apparent to the Japanese market. The value of the…

Background Members will be aware that in 2001 the Managers implemented their VfM programme. The aims of VfM included; ensuring that “best practice” is applied to claims handling services, both by…