20/05/2013
Germany is in the final stages of significantly reforming its maritime trade law. The reform bill has been approved by parliament and is set to enter into
14/05/2013
The forces of the EU deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of Operation Atalanta are forced to release around
13/05/2013
In our October 2012 Shipping E-brief, we reported on the Commercial Court decision in The Bulk Chile, which held that a ship-owner is entitled to redirect the payment of freight due under bills of lading and separately rely on a charterparty lien on sub-freights. The Court of Appeal has now upheld that decision. The prevailing view remains that
09/05/2013
A Somali man charged with piracy and murder in the deaths of four Americans is ineligible for the
08/05/2013
The IMO International Maritime Law Institute, (IMLI), based in Malta has conferred on the Legal Committee the
02/05/2013
International law firm Wikborg Rein has appointed two new partners to its shipping and offshore team.
Birgitte Karlsen
30/04/2013
International law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Ian MacLean as a partner to its London office,
29/04/2013
An Indian anti-terrorism agency will investigate the case of two Italian marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen,
22/04/2013
The international maritime community is keenly awaiting the outcome of a trial involving two Italian marines detained in India since 15 February last
17/04/2013
Rongsheng Xixiakou Shipbuilding has finally won its case against Spliethoff and engine maker Wartsila after nearly
17/04/2013
Researchers and postgraduate students have presented their ideas about how maritime law and policy should
15/04/2013
One of the four men who attempted to hijack a tanker operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines last March 2011 was
14/04/2013
Two bills were recently passed by the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Nitijela in October 2012 and March 2013 respectively. These bills amend the RMI Maritime Act to include provisions for vessels under construction to be registered and mortgages recorded on such vessels (Bill No. 17) and provisions allowing for
10/04/2013
The Council of Ministers yesterday approved safety regulations for small cargo ships that are not covered by
04/04/2013
Singapore-based shipyard ASL Marine is challenging allegations from Indonesia-based Berlian Laju Tanker
04/04/2013
London-based Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) announce the election of Paul Dean as head of the law firm's
25/03/2013
Hogan Lovells has advised the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) and Tufton Oceanic in relation
23/03/2013
Two shipping firms based in Germany and Cyprus yesterday pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of justice
22/03/2013
In September 2012 Moscow-based crewmembers of the MV Myre Seadiver were conducting professional and legitimate
15/03/2013
A shipping company and its Designated Person Ashore (DPA) have been made to pay a total of £13,152.50 in