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A Roadmap for Ship Decarbonisation

21/09/2023

Global warming is one of the most severe and complex challenges our world faces today

BIMCO has published an Electronic Bill of Lading Standard for Bulk Shipping

12/10/2022

BIMCO has developed and published an eBL Standard for the bulk shipping sector to establish common industry standards for e-BLs

The "Tai Prize" - Permission to appeal refused by the Supreme Court

21/07/2022

The Supreme Court has refused the disponent owners permission to appeal, and affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal

Canada: Protecting Killer Whales in Southern British Columbia

19/07/2022

Transport Canada has issued Ship Safety Bulletin (SSB) No

Malaysia: One country, two limitation of liability regimes

18/07/2022

The Club's guest authors, Jeremy M Joseph and Matthew Van Huizen of JOSEPH & PARTNERS, discuss the different limitation of liability regimes applicable to Peninsular Malaysia and to East Malaysia. 

Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) 78 – A Summary

23/06/2022

The IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 78th session (MEPC 78) remotely from June 6-10, 2022. This article summarises the outcomes from MEPC 78.

Herculito Maritime Limited & others v Gunvor International BV & others (The "Polar") - Court of Appeal [2021] EWCA Civ 1828

28/04/2022

Court of Appeal: cargo owners and shippers are liable to contribute to general average even if insured, unless bill of lading explicitly states otherwise.

QCR Winter 2021: THE ETERNAL BLISS: damages and demurrage - as you were?

20/12/2021

The Court of Appeal has unanimously overturned the High Court decision in The Eternal Bliss [2021] EWCA Civ 1712.

QCR Winter 2021: CMA CGM LIBRA

19/11/2021

The UK Supreme Court in its judgement issued on 10 November 2021 has upheld the lower Courts' judgments in this case confirming that a defective passage plan can render a vessel unseaworthy

QCR Summer 2021: Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of Texas, L.L.C. (5th Cir. May 11, 2021) (en banc)

13/07/2021

MEPC 76 10th -17th June 2021: Summary of Outcome

09/07/2021

The 76th session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) was held remotely with a limited agenda from 10 to 17 June 2021

The New Japanese Maritime Law

10/12/2020

The Japanese Maritime Law ("the law") was first codified as part of the Japanese Commercial Code ("the Code") in 1899, but for over a century, the law did not undergo any substantive or material amendments

MEPC 75 16 - 20 November 2020 - Summary of Outcome

26/11/2020

The 75th session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) took place remotely from 16 to 20 November

IMO - New short-term measures to implement Green House Gas (GHG) strategy

29/10/2020

The IMO announced that two new draft mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been agreed by its Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships

German Maritime Law - Does it or doesn't it apply?!?

20/08/2020

Following years of discussion and preparation, the German maritime law was amended in 2013

EU Ship Recycling Regulation: Update and reminder for all EU flagged ships

07/08/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on global trade has led to many shipowners selling off their ships for dismantling earlier than they might otherwise have done. According to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 166 ships were broken up in the first quarter of 2020, and 98 ships in the second quarter. 

The Poseidon Principles - What are they? How do they work? Will they work?

20/05/2020

The Poseidon Principles, launched in New York on 18 June 2019, is an agreement reached between the finance sector and the shipping industry to integrate the IMO's policies on climate change.

Electronic Bills of Lading - An Update: Part II

01/04/2020

In Part I  of this article, the authors introduced the three new eBL providers whose blockchain based systems were recently approved by the International Group (IG), and provided an overview on how their systems work

Electronic Bills of Lading - An Update Part I

26/03/2020

Three years ago, the UK P&I Club issued a Legal Briefing[1] on Electronic Bills of Lading (eBLs) in which we tried to de-mystify the concept of the eBL, by providing an insight into how the systems of the three eBL providers approved by the International Group of P&I Clubs (the "IG") at the time, namely Bolero, essDOCS and e-Title™, work. We explained the legal principles relied upon by these providers to enable their eBLs to replicate the essential functions of a paper BL. We also tried to put cyber risks in context by explaining that these risks are risks associated with the general use of computers in our businesses, and are not risks specific to the use of eBLs.  

Brazil: Practical Guidance on Cargo Claims in Brazil

03/02/2020

The UK Club's Correspondents in Brazil, Representacoes Proinde Ltda, have prepared the attached Practical Guidance on Cargo Claims in Brazil. This detailed guidance provides an explanation of the Brazilian legal system in Brazil, the country's regulatory framework, how cargo claims in Brazil are handled, the applicable time bars, etc..  Members who trade to Brazil will no doubt find this guidance very helpful.  If Members have any questions relating to the content of this guidance, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your usual contact at the Club, or to contact the Correspondents directly.

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