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NEWS & KNOWLEDGE Mv “Ever Smart” in collision with vlcc “Alexandra 1” [2021] March 2021 Vessels crossing at the entrance to narrow channels – the COLREGS clarified by the English Supreme Court In the first of two articles, we examine this important decision on its facts and in the second, the practical lessons to be learned. It is commonplace for collisions to occur because the outbound ship is dropping […] CONTINUE READING	Mv “Ever Smart” in collision with vlcc “Alexandra 1” [2021] – further commentary » Vessels Crossing at the entrance to narrow channels – the COLREGS clarified by the English Supreme Court – Part II In this second of two articles we consider the likely outcome on apportionment of liability and analyse the practical implications of this decision for mariners and fleet superintendents. We also point out circumstances in which there […]
	The Eternal Bliss [2020] – Is demurrage an owner’s exclusive remedy for a charterer exceeding laytime? » In The Eternal Bliss Mr Justice Baker decided it was not, holding that if (as is usual) the charterparty is silent as to what type of losses the demurrage rate compensates, then demurrage should not be interpreted as an exclusive remedy and an owner may seek to recover additional losses on top. The reasoning To […]
LOF – claims by dispossessed salvors » In February 1977 a vessel in ballast, Unique Mariner, ran aground in Indonesian waters not far from Singapore. The master was advised by ship’s agents that a tug would be sourced. A professional salvor’s tug turned up from Singapore and the master mistakenly thinking that it was the tug procured by the agents, signed Lloyd’s […]	NEWS & KNOWLEDGE Crew fatigue during a global pandemic and the repercussions on vessels’ seaworthiness June 2020 Fatigue is commonly described as a state of feeling weary, tired, or lethargic that results from prolonged physical or mental work, extended periods of anxiety, exposure to harsh environments, or loss of sleep. It is different to simple tiredness through missed sleep. With up to 400,000 crew stranded either at sea or at home by […] CONTINUE READING
Covid 19 – Force Majeure voyage disruption under TOWCON and UK Standard Conditions for Towage » In this article published in Tug Technology and Business we set ourselves the premise that a tug and tow have been prevented from reaching the agreed destination, because of disruption caused by Covid-19. We consider the potential effects of this delay briefly in the context of The UK Standard Conditions for Towage, of ad hoc […]
NEWS & KNOWLEDGE TOWCON 2008 and the coronavirus April 2020 On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organisation designated the Covid 19 virus as a pandemic. We have since received a number of enquiries specifically about where the parties to a TOWCON 2008 contract stand in respect of Clause 27 . This slightly odd clause combines a war risk clause with, effectively, a force majeure […] CONTINUE READING	“Best Management Practice” – The English High Court Considers obligations on a Master » On 5th July 2011, the laden tanker Brillante Virtuoso was off the coast of Yemen drifting in darkness in some of the most dangerous waters of the world. Shortly before midnight, it was boarded by armed men who put in motion a chain of events that would see the owner condemned by the High Court […]
	Coronavirus – Issues and effects in relation to laytime and demurrage » Copyright: cns photo via REUTERS As China grapples with the growing tragedy brought upon them by the coronavirus, the shipping industry and container operators in particular, are already feeling the down-turn in business caused by the shutting of major manufacturing plants. In procedures that were seen around the time of the Ebola outbreak, ports and […]