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Court interprets the Off-Hire clause

In Eleni Shipping Limited v Transgrain Shipping BV (The Eleni P), Steamship Mutual informs that the Commercial Court considered an appeal under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 by Owners of an award in which the Tribunal rejected Owners’ claim for hire to be paid by Charterers during the period for which the vessel was detained by pirates in the Arabian Sea.

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West of England Club: How to avoid wasted costs and a time-barred claim

As the West of England P&I Club informs, in a recent case, the Amity, charterers successfully set aside an arbitration award on the basis that owners had not effectively served their notice of arbitration upon charterers since the person to whom owners had sent their arbitration notice did not have actual or implied authority to accept service of proceedings on behalf of charterers. 

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Legal issues arising from 2020 sulphur cap

After the MEPC 73 in October which confirmed that there would be no delay in the implementation date of 2020 sulphur cap, the Swedish P&I Club in cooperation with Ince&Co law firm discussed legal implications for shipowners associated with the new rules, both in terms of compliance, and in relation to the terms of their charterparties, which need to be considered.

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Impact on charterparties- Time to act now

Tiejha Smyth, Deputy Director at North P&I Club’s FD&D Department attempts to shed light on the possible impact of the 2020 sulphur cap on contracts and charterparties. Ms. Smyth advises operators to consider matters such as bunker quality clauses, performance guarantees and fines for non-compliance early, in order to avoid future problems.

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