The Sea Cargo Charter
08/09/2021
The Sea Cargo Charter (“the Charter”) provides a global transparent framework and baseline for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of chartering activities against the IMO’s absolute target as set out in its Initial Strategy which is to reduce the shipping industry’s total annual greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions by at least 50% of 2008 levels by 2050.
Charterers Terms and Conditions 2021
06/01/2021
The Charterers Terms and Conditions 2021 reflects the latest developments in the market whilst continuing providing a comprehensive cover as accustomed from the UK P&I Club.
Charterers & traders
23/03/2020
We offer market leading Charterers & Traders liability cover shaped around the specific needs of the Assured.
Delivery of cargo without bills of lading
05/10/2017
It is common in a lot of trades to accept a Letter of Indemnity ("LOI") for non-production of bills of lading. Although it is commonly accepted in many trades, the consequences of non-performance can be extremely serious for Members.
QCR Spring 2017: The Commercial Court clarifies that the package limitation in the Hague Rules does not apply to bulk cargoes
Argentina - Time Bars
16/01/2017
In Argentina all the matters concerning the navigation and trade by water are governed, mainly, by Argentinian Maritime Law (Nº 20,094). Where an issue it is not expressly contemplated therein - and it cannot be solved by analogy - the general law applies. This context entails some degree of ambiguity which affects, also, some of the time bars.
Legal update: In what circumstances will Australian Admiralty law recognise a foreign maritime lien?
19/10/2016
An update on the recent decision of the Full Federal Court of Australia in Ship "Sam Hawk" v Reiter Petroleum Inc [2016] FCAFC 26.