Carrier Liability - Containers
The NUS Centre for Maritime Law (“CML”) recently published a paper on “The Impact...
Mis-declared cargo - 2
We have recently seen some instances of mis-declared cargo by Shippers and due to...
Limitation of Liability – NVO’s
The English High Courti recently held that NVOCC’s (“NVO’s) acting as slot charterersii were...
Difference in Risks – NVO’s
A Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (“NVO”) would generally book with an overlying carrier...
Electronic Bills of Lading – 4
We recently had the privilege to attend two insightful webinars, “The Future of Electronic...
Salvage & General Average – Excessive Security
Recently, we came across a container casualty in which the security demanded was for...
General Average – Differing codes
General Averagei (“GA”) is a long-established principle of Maritime Law and is available as...
Why arbitration for container liner disputes may not be the best fit?
This article is a joint article in the form of a debate with Ashwin...
Freight Forwarder – are they the correct punching bag?
Time and again, we come across Carriers or Cargo interests pursuing a Freight Forwarder...
Bills of Lading - Arbitration Clause
We have been advocating arbitrationi as the preferred dispute resolution process for Liner/NVO Bills...
Shipped on Board Date – II
We had earlier penned an article on Shipped on Board Date. Given that we...
Back to Back Contracts
International Shipping has become increasingly specialized, and which has led to many parties including...
Agent or Principal
Many a times parties believe that they are acting in one specific role i.e....
Container Carriers - Issues
This article will touch on some of the issues faced by a Container Carrier...
Lessons from Baltimore - Risks and Claims
We thank the Madras Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to present our views...
Logistics Contracts – Arbitration
We recently participated in a talk on “Why is Arbitration important in Logistics” jointly...
Of Switch Bills of Lading
We had written earlier on this topic and our earlier articles can be seen...
The Star Antares – YAR 1994 or 2016?
In the “Star Antares” (Star Axe I LLC v Royal and Sun Alliance Luxembourg...
Limitation of Liability – is it really limitation?
Limitation of Liability (“LOL”) clauses are essential to any carriage / service contracts so...
The Midnight Clause
The focus on any business negotiation is to try and reach an agreement at...
Electronic Bills of Lading – 3
We had earlier published on Electronic Bills of Ladingi(“eB/L”) and our intention in publishing...
Arbitration for Liner Bills of Lading
We had the opportunity to present this paper at the recently concluded ICMA XXII...
International Maritime Arbitration - Right to Appeal - 2
We attended SCMA’s seminar conducted on 31st Aug 2023 on “Unfolding Conversations : To...
Relooking at FIM Bank plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd
In the FIM Bank p.l.c v KCH Shipping Co. Ltdi, the English Court of...