The Master of containership APL England (IMO 9218650) has appeared before a Queensland magistrates court to face two charges relating to an incident where the containership spilled about 50 containers into the sea off New South Wales, Australia on May 24th. The charges were under Section 26F of the...
Skuld has advised members of the stringent penalties that can be applied if there is non-compliance with the current US regulations relating to Covid-19. Pamela Milgrim, Vice President at Skuld, reported that the US Coast Guard had issued several Marine Safety Information Bulletins as a result of...
SMART PHONES: What is Your Right to Privacy?
The lock screen showed the name “STREEZY” under the time and date, which is the alleged alias of the defendant Joseph Sam. In ruling that the FBI’s search was unlawful, Judge...
https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/01/smart-phones-what-is-your-right-to-privacy/
John Passmore QC and Chirag Karia QC of Quadrant Chambers have commented on a recent case before Justice Teare in the Admiralty Court While the plain answer to the question in the title is “shipowners and salvors”, this begs the questions: What is a “shipowner”? The owner, charterer, manager or...
Independent shipowners organization BIMCO has started developing a new Law & Arbitration Clause, which it said would provide a short and “one size fits all” approach to dispute resolution. It will also add Hong Kong as a named arbitration venue, the fourth. BIMCO said that the addition of Hong Kong...
Gard has published a piece from its personal injury specialist, Art Gribbin, on the recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of Texas, which Gard said had “further clarified the Jones Act requirements in the context of contracted work in the offshore industry”....
Gianela Rivas, partner, Moscoso & Partners
Panama’s Ministry of Health first affirmative response for a safe crew disembarkation of two vessels anchored in the Panama Bay since the Covid 19 shut down, handled by our WISTA Panama board member Ms. Gianela Rivas.
In wake of the Covid 19 shut down, vessels along with their crews, anchored in the Panama Bay, were also required to shelter in place. On behalf of myself, MOSCOSO & Partners and as a proud member of WISTA Panama, I want to express our...
Sally-Ann Underhill
Use of tankers as floating storage – arising legal issues
At a Glance…
In recent years, international oil markets have witnessed collapsing oil prices as a result of an excess in supply and a corresponding decrease in demand as consumer behaviour switches slowly away from a dependency on oil. Oil refineries and storage facilities are near or at capacity. The absence of terminal and tank farm capacity has generated renewed global interest in and a growing demand for oil tankers...
The 21 crew members of cargo ship Evolution (IMO 9122899) are seeking back wages from the proposed sale of the vessel. The vessel has been detained off the tip of Charleston peninsula, South Carolina since late January 2020. The crew said in a court document filed on May 17th that they were owed...
Norway-based insurer Skuld and Chinese club correspondent Huatai have provided an update on the current situation for the shipping industry in China. All Chinese ports were currently open and fully operational. With the number of new infections slowing down in China compared to the initial...