Arbitration for Liner Shipping
Presentation was given in Seminar on “Interfacing Shipping & Services” organised by Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers – East India Branch at Kochi on 27 Aug 2016 Download Now
Muthu Jagannath
Muthu Jagannath is the Director of NAU Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based marine claims consultancy specialising in Transport Liability, P&I, and Hull & Machinery claims. With decades of experience in maritime law and claims management, he advises shipowners, operators, and cargo interests across the Asia-Pacific region. Jagan is a regular contributor to international maritime conferences including ICMA and writes extensively on developments in shipping law, bills of lading, general average, and arbitration.
Arbitration for Liner Contracts – 2
This is a continuation of our earlier article (Arbitration for Liner Contracts) which argued that Arbitration is indeed suitable for Liner Contracts. In this article, we look at the possible issues which may arise with respect to enforcement of arbitration…
Road Haulage Risks
Service Providers (Contractual Carriers and Freight Forwarders) may provide haulage services (Road/Rail or Water) in addition to the Ocean carriage. This article focuses on Road haulage provided by the Contractual Carriers (“CC”) and / or Freight Forwarder (“FF”) to facilitate…
Arbitration for Liner Contracts
Presentation given at ICS Middle East Branch on 18 Sep 2016 Download Now
Mediation for Commercial Shipping Disputes
While businesses work certainly better without disputes, differences do arise leading to disputes. The various alternatives available to resolve disputes are Negotiation, Mediation (which is the purpose of this topic), Expert Determination, Arbitration and Litigation. There appears to be increasing…
Bills for Ladings for Dummies
Presentation given to the Singapore Branch of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers on 23 June 2016 Download Now
Arbitration for Liner Contracts
Arbitration is invariably the default dispute resolution method for disputes arising under a Charterparty. However, for Liner contracts, we rarely see use of Arbitration and this may be due to the perceived imbalance between the parties and / or due…
Variation of BIMCO Arbitration Clause & its effect
In a recent case (Shangang South – Asia (Hong Kong) Trading Co Ltd v Daewoo Logistics [2015] EWHC 194 (comm)) which dealt with the variation of the arbitration clause in Gencon C/P 1994, the English High Court held that the…
Frustration and Force Majeure in Liner Contracts
This article focuses on frustration and force majeure provisions which may be available in shipping contracts such as slot charter parties. While frustration and force majeure appear to be similar in nature, the effect is different and the purpose of…
Arbitrate Successfully
Presentation made at the 2nd Annual Conference on Legal Issues relating to Shipping and Ports, 11 March 2016 Download Now