Back to Basics – Contract of Carriage
Shipowners are invariably in a better bargaining position and able to incorporate various clauses...
Which Document to issue?
Unitization including containerization has allowed cargo to be moved seamlessly between various modes of...
Bills of Lading – Title to Sue
One of the functions of a Bill of Lading (“B/L”) is that it acts...
Cargo Liens for Unpaid Hire / Freight
We were involved, some time back, in a situation in which Owners held lien...
Container Operators – Equipment related claims
We have, off late, been seeing some claims related to refrigerated cargo arising due...
STC - Logistics Service Providers
Standard Trading Conditions (“STC”)i,also known as General Conditions of Business, are standardized trading terms...
Container Issues – CY/CY & Detention
Although approx. 20% of the seaborne cargo by tonnage is carried in container vessels,...
Maritime Arbitration - Wet Disputes
Dry shipping disputes generally relate to contractual breaches with respect to charter partiesi, contracts...
Diversity in Marine Insurance
The Late Sanjeev Bhandari was a doyen of the Marine Insurance field in India....
Bills of Lading - NVOCC's
A Bill of Lading (“B/L”) is perhaps the most important shipping document given that...