Sulphur Cap Series: Part 2 – Challenges Facing Compliance and Challenges to Enforcement Part 1 explored the scope of Regulation 14.1.3 of Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention (“Regulation 14.1.3”) and provided an analysis of the contractual, penal a…
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Malacca Strait Medley Singapore Arbitration 2/18 [(2018) 1008 LMLN 4] probably does not greatly develop the law or offer novel interpretation of common fixture wording. It does however illustrate some of the less familiar demurrage and also DA disputes…
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Under a shipbuilding contract, the focus of the parties involved has always been on the way the funds are raised and also on ensuring the safety of the paid-in funds. Statistics from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry show that…
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This case was dealt with on an expedited basis because its resolution depended upon the effect of the US sanctions re-imposed on 4 November 2018, which the parties agreed would certainly prevent payment of the Claimant’s claim. Speed-read The cas…
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In 1997, the International Maritime Organisation (“IMO”) adopted Annex VI to the International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships (“MARPOL Convention”) in order to tackle the air pollution caused by shipping. On 1 July 2010, a revised An…
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