LC – Joker’s clause
Mr Ismail1 had earlier written on Seller’s Interest Insurance and this is his secound guest article. We hope to see more guest posts2. Letters of credit have been the linchpin of commerce for well over a century, with the seller…
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Voyage Charters – Common Issues
This article focusses on some of the common issues faced in Voyage Charters, namely, Notice of Readiness (“NOR”) and Commission due to Brokers. NOR: We recently attended a dinner organized at Singapore for members and well-wishers of Association of Maritime…
Bills of Lading – Issues
This is a short summary of the above post. Issues frequently arise relating to the release of cargo without Original Bills of Lading and Switch Bills of Lading. This post discusses some of the issues.
General Average – Container Vessels
One of the common topics in all most all shipping conferences is on “Container Fires”. In the seminar on “Resolving Disputes, Claims and other issues in Containerized Cargo Shipping, Multi-modal Transport, Logistics” conducted in late August this year at Mumbai,…
Mis-declaration of cargoes – Penalties
We recently had an opportunity to share our thoughts on this subject at a seminar on “Resolving Disputes, Claims and other issues in Containerised Cargo Shipping, Multimodal Transport, Logistics” conducted at Mumbai, India by Hinode Events & Services Pte Ltd. The…
Transport Operators Liability Cover
Presentation on Transport Operators Liability Cover – what is and what is not covered? given at AMTOI, Mumbai, 27 Aug 2019
Fire Ahoy!
Presentation on “Fire Ahoy!“given at Disputes, Claims and Other Issues in Containerised Cargo Shipping, Multimodal Transport, Logistics Seminar, 28 Aug 2019 conducted at Mumbia, India by Hinode Events and Services Pvt Ltd
Slow Steaming – Cargo Cover
The Centre for Maritime Law1, National University of Singapore regularly conducts seminars with speakers who have in depth knowledge in Marine Insurance. The last seminar was conducted on 27thJune 2019 where Ms Ayşegül Buğra, Visiting Research Fellow spoke on “Express…
Ports & Terminal’s Liability Insurance
Presentation given at Lloyd’s Singapore on 10th July 2019 Marine Policies are taken by various parties (Property Interests (Cargo Interests, Vessel Owners, Terminal Owners), Operators, Freight Forwarders, Carriers, Ports and Terminals, Professionals, etc) to cover various risks. Some of these…
Cargo Cover – Abnormal delay
Our last article on Salvage & General Average – Security Issues did not touch on the possible implications to an insured cargo interest arising from the delay (if you recall, Yantian Express continued to remain at Freeport, Bahamas for approximately…
Salvage & General Average – Security Issues
We had the opportunity to meet Ms Joanne Waterfall of Roose + Partners earlier this month in our hopefully annual visit to London to attend the Association of Average Adjusters AGM and Dinner. Her feature “Yantian Express – A plea…
Cargo Cover – Value Protect & Serenity
It is always good practice to ensure that cargo is insured prior to inception of voyage, particularly when the costs for such covers are only a fraction of the value of the cargo. We however come across many shipments wherein…