As the global shipping industry sails further into a new era of environmental responsibility, ship recycling has emerged as one of its most critical challenges to date. Currently the global fleet is ageing rapidly, with approximately 30 per cent of ves…
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The availability of advanced weapons and the willingness of certain states – particularly Russia and Iran – to disregard international maritime laws, has put vessels, undersea cables, and offshore oil installations under increased risks one leading bro…
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Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised CMB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“CMBFL”) on the US$1.1bn sale and leaseback of five 200,000m3 LNG carriers with Pure Energy Limited (“Pure Energy”), which includes pre-delivery and post-delivery financing a…
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The system of verifying the weight of shipping containers that came into force in July 2016 has recently come under scrutiny in the English Commercial Court. The regulations made pursuant to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea re…
On November 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the UK delivered its judgment in The Giant Ace, FIMBank PLC v. KCH Shipping, [2024] UKSC 38: the one-year time bar for claims under the Hague Rules or Hague–Visby Rules (the Rules) applies to claims for misdel…
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