To switch and how to switch – Switch Bills of Lading, carriers, traders and banks
This paper was presented by Mr Charles Debattista at ICMA XXII Singapore. He is...
From Paper to Platform: Attornment and Electronic Bills of Lading
This paper was presented by Ms. Kimarie Cheang of Watson Farley & Williams LLP,...
The Revolving Seat
We are grateful for opportunity to present this paper at the recently concluded ICMA...
Voyage disruptions in Maritime Trade: Insurance, Legal & Commercial Perspectives
Presentation given during a webinar conducted on 18th March 2026by the Madras Chamber of...
NVO 3rd Party Liability Cover
We recently came across a trade advisoryi, from a leading container feeder/vessel operator (VO)...
Ballast General Average
We had the opportunity earlier to listen to the talk of Ms Nanami Hara,...
Arbitration – Consumer Contracts
When we recently reviewed a Singapore travel insurance policy, we noted that it provided...
Maritime Arbitration – Time consuming and expensive?
During our recent visit to Chennai, we had the opportunity to interact with the...
Risk Management - International Shipping
Talk given at the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 18th Dec...
Sea of Change - Marine Insurance & Dispute Resolution
Talk given at Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Chennai Branch on 18 Dec 2025 Sea...
90% Salvage Security
Following a casualty in which salvage services were engaged, Salvors would seek adequate security...
The Cherry Express
The Cherry Express was in the news in the early party of this year...
The Counterfactual Defence
The term “counterfactual” came into prominence after the English judgement on Unicredit Bank A.G....
Uninsured Losses - Transport Liability Policy
Often claims do arise in which there are multiple interests, some of which insured...
Contract of/for Carriage
For the early part of my career, I was unable to distinguish the difference...
Alternate Dispute Resolution
Webinar conducted by AMTOI on 11 April 2025
Cargo Insurance: Choice or necessity?
This article is written for AMICIE (Association of Maritime International Commercial Interests & Expertise)...
Model Arbitration Clauses
Arbitration is the preferred dispute resolution method for most shipping contracts such as Charterparties...
Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI)
AMTOI celebrated its biennial annual day on 06th Aug 2025 at Mumbai, India, and...
GA & Salvage – Value of Containers - II
Recently one of the Average Adjusters collecting security for a GA advised that they...
Arbitration – requirement for dispute!
We recently attended the SCMA Jakarta Conference 2025 held on 16th July 2025. As...
The Merchant Clause
Bills of Lading (“Bs/L”) issued by Container Carriers/NVOCC’s invariably contain a definition clausei in...
Freight Forwarders – Co-operation
We recently came across the latest legal updates of Kennedy’s in which they reported...
House Bills of Lading
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers is a membership organisation involved in maintaining professional standards...