Shipowners Club Senior Claims Consultant Paul Smit has written on a case (tMUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd [2022] EWHC 467 (Comm)) that highlighted the reliance on a force majeure clause. The dispute arose out of a Contract of Affreightment (COA) concluded in 2016 between the shipowners and their...
An Australian court has convicted and fined the Master and First Officer of bulk carrier Sea Coen (IMO 9271638) for operating the vessel in a shipping exclusion zone near the Great Barrier Reef in March 2022. The vessel’s officers pleaded guilty to the charges, resulting in a total fine of A$75,000...
Cargo ship Portland Bay (IMO 9276200) lost power and went adrift south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, during the morning of July 4th in the storm that was also threatening to flood a significant part of Sydney. The crew managed to stop the drift by dropping anchor 0.5nm off Garie Beach in...
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London Club has released a short update on the drivers and result for the 2021/22 Financial Year and other recent developments in the Club’s business. It said that further information would be provided in the Annual Report & Financial Statements, which will be issued in the near future. Underlying...
Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy (IMO 9598880), which Ukraine said was carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, Reuters reports. The Ukrainian foreign ministry official, citing information received from the country’s maritime administration, said the Zhibek Zholy had loaded the first…
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General cargo ship Azov Concord (IMO 9387748), which had been trapped in the Ukrainian Sea of Azov port Mariupol since February, has been allowed to leave by the occupying Russian forces. Its departure followed negotiations between Turkey and Russia, which may ultimately lead to the creation of a...
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Video has emerged online showing a fire that broke out Tuesday June 28th while a vessel was docked in Dubai loading cars. Reports indicated that the 818 ton vessel, identified as the Faiz Gose Mohyuddin (no details available of a vessel under this name), was docked in Dubai loading cars for...
China-flagged offshore construction ship Fu Jing 001 (MMSI 414607000) has tentatively been identified as the vessel that broke in two and sank in the South China sea 160nm south-west of Hong Kong at around 07:00 Beijing time on July 2nd. The 204-metre-long, 42-metre-wide vessel was caught in...
Iranian-flagged, ex-Russian-flagged tanker Lana / Pegas, which was seized by Greece in April, and saw part of its cargo confiscated by the US, was being towed to the port of Piraeus on Saturday July 2nd, Greek coast guard officials said, after Greek authorities approved its release. For more than...
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Container ship Cerus (IMO 9259408) reported a fire in cargo hold number 3 early on July 2nd while it was sailing off Bari, south-east Italy, en route from Koper, Slovenia, to Misurata, Libya. The Italian Coast Guard coordinated firefighting efforts. The fire was subdued, possibly extinguished, and...
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