04/03/2013
Up until 18 September 2006, maritime transport services were exempt from the EU competition rules in
28/02/2013
Five Somali men were convicted of piracy for the 2010 attack on the USS Ashland off the coast of Africa.
28/02/2013
Seven Somali pirates, who had reportedly opened fire at the Malaysian navy in an attempt to hijack a tanker
26/02/2013
A UAE appeals court on Monday upheld life imprisonments handed in May last year to 10 pirates convicted of
25/02/2013
Of all the industries impacted by the 2008 global financial crisis, shipping may be having the toughest time
18/02/2013
On 31 January 2013, the European Commission (the "Commission") announced that it had closed its antitrust
14/02/2013
The Managers are grateful to Messrs. Wang Jing & Co for their advice concerning a recent announcement by the PRC Supreme
14/02/2013
CSC Phoenix, the troubled domestic bulker arm of Sinotrans-CSC, is facing two suits at Louisiana’s Eastern District
13/02/2013
Practical advice is now available for those dealing with claims management and cost recovery following a maritime
08/02/2013
The stranded crew of an Algerian ship, MV Blida, have obtained a court order stopping the owners from receiving payment
08/02/2013
The stranded crew of an Algerian ship, MV Blida, have obtained a court order stopping the owners from receiving
07/02/2013
Rampant cheating by foreign shipping companies in collaboration with high profile personalities, including
04/02/2013
The Tokyo District Court has sentenced two self-identified Somali pirates to 10 years in prison for
31/01/2013
Rongsheng Heavy Industries has announced that it has received a copy of an Application of Civil Appeal filed by Aegon
29/01/2013
Kenya has effected a new law that strengthens its control of foreign flagged ships calling at its ports to curb
28/01/2013
Following an attack in early January on a merchant vessel 260 miles off the Somali Coast, twelve men
26/01/2013
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down an appeal from Somali men who were the first people convicted on
25/01/2013
The trial opens in Port-Louis on Friday of 12 Somali pirates captured by US forces on 5 January, official sources
22/01/2013
Two Italian sailors charged with killing two Indian fishermen lost their Supreme Court bid to be tried on home
21/01/2013
A court in southeast Yemen on Saturday jailed three Somali pirates for 10 years each after convicting them