LMAA Publishes New Set Of Terms

  • The LMAA has published a new set of terms for all of the ‘full’ procedures, the LMAA Intermediate Claims Procedure 2021 and the LMAA Small Claims Procedure 2021.
  • All take effect from 1 May 2021 and will apply to new arbitrations commenced after that date.

The LMAA has published a new set of terms for all of the ‘full’ procedures (the LMAA Terms 2021), the LMAA Intermediate Claims Procedure 2021 and the LMAA Small Claims Procedure 2021, says an article published in Standard Club.

Highest...

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Seizure of Cargo Ship by SCA, Upheld by Court

  • The Suez Canal Authority has demanded $916 million in compensation, according to the UK Club, an insurer of the Ever Given.
  • That amount takes into account the salvage operation, costs of stalled canal traffic and lost transit fees for the week the Ever Given blocked the canal.
  • The Economic Court of Ismailia on Tuesday upheld the seizure decision. There was no immediate comment from the vessel’s owner.

A recent AP news sources by Samy Magdy says that Egypt court upholds seizure of ship that...

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Legal Dispute Between Ship Owner & Charterers Ends

  • The Claimant, Alpha Marine Corp (the “Owners”) were the owners of the vessel MV Smart (the “Vessel”).
  • A dispute between the Owners and the Charterers arose out of the loss of the Vessel which was submitted to arbitration in accordance with the terms of the Charterparty.
  • After a hearing over three weeks in November 2019, the arbitral tribunal, namely Mr Simon Gault, Sir David Steel and Mr Lionel Persey QC (the “Tribunal”), issued its first partial award on 12 June 2020 (the “Award”).

A recent...

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ILA Sues for $200m After Non-union Labour Makes Port Call

  • ILA sues after non-union labour unloads containers at new US terminal.
  • The lawsuit against Hapag-Lloyd AG and the United States Maritime Alliance was filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey.
  • The lawsuit specifically mentions the Yorktown Express, a Hapag-Lloyd containership, which was the first vessel to dock at the S.C. Ports Authority’s new North Charleston terminal on April 9.
  • The ILA appears to be using that ship as a test case for all of the ports and workers covered under the USMX...

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$25M Lawsuit Condemns Energy & Boat Firms in Fatal Capsizing

The offshore oil industry boat that overturned in a deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster last week was ordered to sea in dangerous conditions by an energy company that put “money over safety,” a pair of $25 million lawsuits assert, reports Star Advertiser.

Lawsuits filed by vessel crew

The lawsuits were filed in Texas state court in Houston by a lawyer for Hannah Daspit and Krista Vercher, both of Louisiana. Daspit’s husband, Dylan Daspit, and Vercher’s fiance, Jay Guevara, were among the 19 people...

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First Engineer of Cargo Tanker Convicted of Falsifying Records

  • A federal jury convicted Gilbert Fajardo Dela Cruz of aiding and abetting an environmental crime and obstruction of justice in connection with the intentional dumping.
  • This happened in February of 2019 of oily bilge water from a commercial tanker, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds.
  • The verdict follows a two-week trial before the Honorable Jon S. Tigar, U.S. District Judge.

A recent news report in the United States Department of Justice reveals that the first engineer...

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Industry Standard On In-Water Cleaning Submitted To IMO

The Industry standard on in-water cleaning with capture has been submitted to support IMO’s work on the review of the Guidelines for the control and management of ships’ biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species, reports BIMCO.

Setting a standard

BIMCO led an industry working group that has developed an industry standard on in-water cleaning with capture that was published in January 2021 [Shipping industry takes new step to protect marine environments]. The industry...

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Size of Claim Likely To be Massive in Suez Blockade

  • Extensive litigation in multiple jurisdictions is likely to result from the unexpected closure of the Suez Canal in the wake of the Ever Given grounding.
  • As cargo interests seek to dispute the value of their claims, a US lawyer says.
  • John Ellison pointed out that many companies were impacted by the delay and rerouting of vessels, with up to 400 ships tailed back at one point.

A recent Lloyds List highlights how legal action from cargo interests against underwriters are expected in multiple...

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Ever Given Seized Over Financial Disputes

Egyptian authorities impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the canal chief and a judicial official said Tuesday, reports AP News.

Compensation

Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie said the hulking Ever Given would not be allowed to leave the country until a compensation amount is settled on with the vessel’s Japanese owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

“The vessel is now officially impounded,” he told Egypt’s state-run television late Monday.

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Grappling with IMO’s COLREGS and Vessels Crossing at Channel Entrances

Let us assume your tug is leaving port, outbound in a narrow channel a nautical mile or two from the exit, making 8 knots. You are complying withIMO’s collision regulations (COLREGS)narrow channel rule 9(a) and are sticking to the starboard side of the channel. You, however, observe a vessel to starboard moving very slowly but shaping to make a course across the entrance, reports riviera.

Turn to Port

It is clear that its intention is to pick up a pilot and enter the channel and that it will...

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