The Club has recently undertaken an analysis of claims involving seafarers who have deserted their vessel over the previous ten years. Although these types of claims are not common and nor are they particularly expensive, they can be disruptive to a ve…
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Capesize The market last week was a tale of two halves, with substantial volatility. Beginning the week on a positive note the C5 West Australia to China route opened mid to low $6.00s. Pushing into the holiday on Wednesday, it rose to mid $7.00s, befo…
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The international shipping sector needs to quickly adopt short-term policy measures to cut operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the existing fleet, according to a new study. The study concludes that only a subset of potential policy options, n…
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In a recent judgment, in the context of a claim by Owners for a contribution in General Average (GA), the Court considered whether a defective passage plan, prepared prior to the commencement of the voyage, rendered the Vessel unseaworthy. On the facts…
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If you are in any doubt as to the clout that the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has, look to the audience rollcall for The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which took place April 25–27. The BRI summit, desi…
BRI — for better or for worse Read More »