The 2000 OPRC- HNS PROTOCOL
31/05/2006
Like the OPRC Convention, the HNS Protocol aims to provide a global framework for co-operation in combating major incidents or threats of marine pollution.
International Group of P&I Clubs: Loss prevention activities and insurance levels for shipowners, including those transiting the Strait of Malacca.
Bills of Lading and Club Cover
23/08/2004
A bill of lading is a document that has developed in maritime trade over several hundred years
ISPS/Security Clauses for US Trade,
Under the United States Limitation of Liability Act, a shipowner may commence an action for exoneration from or limitation of liability with respect to all claims arising on a particular voyage.
POEA Contract
11/10/2003
The purpose of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) contract is to ensure that the rights of migrant workers are protected while working overseas
POEA revised contract - salient points
11/10/2003
Salient points which were revised in the amendments to the POEA contract
UNCITRAL paper on International Regulation of Liability for Multimodal Transport
Charterparties and the Clause Paramount
28/07/2002
Article discussing the United States legislation of the Harter Act, 46 U.S.C. §190, et seq. (1893), which was enacted to protect American shippers from comprehensive limitation of liability clauses found in bills of lading issued, primarily, by British liner companies carrying American goods to England.
Dubai Judgement No. 212 Dtd 28 December 1997: A carrier is liable for goods shipped in a sealed container. The Dubai Court has the jurisdiction to hear a claim where part of the contract is executed in Dubai despite the fact that the goods are shipped to Sharjah.
The Carriage by Air Acts Order 2002
12/02/2002
The Carriage by Air Acts (Implementation of the Montreal Convention 1999) Order 2002, 12th February 2002.
A P&I Club's view on Ship Arrests
09/12/2001
A P and I Club's view on arrest of ships and some practical aspects of a Club's Response.
Charterparty Indemnities
19/10/2001
the Charterers are responsible for and obliged to indemnify the shipowner for loss caused
MARS 106 - August 2001
12/08/2001
International Marine Accident Report Scheme - MARS Report No 106 August 2001
Article: Liens over freight and demurrage
24/03/2001
Hill Harmony - Which way now?
24/02/2001
Redelivery under time charters
14/02/2001
An Act to amend the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India.
What is Formal Safety Assessment?
30/09/2000
Article on what is the process of FSA as a way of ensuring that action is taken before a disaster occurs.
Guidance on the obligations of owners and disponent owners in relation to seaworthiness is contained in the Court of Appeal judgment in the Fjord Wind case.