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If parties are unable to resolve the dispute by themselves, they should ideally consider a process which would lead to the resolution of their disputes with minimum of costs and time. If the parties agree to, say arbitration as the…
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Middle East Branch has initiated the Capt. Harry Subramaniam Memorial Knowledge Series and in which they cover various topics related to the industry in a webinar. Capt. Harry Subramaniam was one of India’s greatest seafarer…
Webinar on Marine Insurance conducted by SVKM’s NMIMS on 03rd Sep 2021 and which can be viewed at
Webinar conducted by Gujarat Maritime University on 06th Sep 2021 on the The Role of P&I / Claims Correspondent in Shipping Matters which can be viewed at
The easing of the Covid-19 restrictions on dining in meant that we can finally meet in person and sit down for a meal together. Despite the advances of virtual meetings, nothing beats having in-person meetings for ideas to flow, and…
This is a guest article written for Shipping and Freight Resource, an online resource founded and managed by Hariesh Manaadiari. The Shipping and Freight Resource has, from 2008, been providing quality content to the Freight and Logistics Industry without…
This article is a continuation of our three earlier articles (The EVER-GIVEN Mela, The EVER-GIVEN Mela-II & The EVER-GIVEN Mela-III) on the grounding of EVER-GIVEN at the Suez Canal on 24th March 2021. The EVER-GIVEN was released from its arrest on 07th July 2021…
We recently participated in the above webinar conducted by the Company of Master Mariners of Sri Lanka on The X-Press Pearl Incident : Risks, liabilities and compensation and which can be viewed at
Recently, another major container casualty unfolded – the fire on board Xpress Pearl and which resulted in both the vessel and the cargo on board becoming a Total Loss. While the investigations are ongoing, we believe that once the circumstances…
This is the fifth guest article written by L M Mohamed Ismail1. We thank Ismail for this wonderful article and look forward to seeing more such contributions from him and others. INCOTERMS has been the mainstay of international trade since…
This article is a continuation of the earlier two articles we had written (The EVER-GIVEN Mela & The EVER-GIVEN Mela-II) on the grounding of EVER-GIVEN at the Suez Canal on 24th March 2021. While we had hoped that issues relating…
This article is a continuation of our earlier article, “The EVER-GIVEN Mela”. We have since been advised that a) the engagement of Smit and Nippon Salvage was not on LOF basis, b) the Average Adjusters have only sought an Average…