Tag: maritime law

The following article by Chris Moxon, Senior Claims Executive, and Jamie Wallace, Legal Director at Standard P&I Club, explain the key practical and contractual considerations for shippers arising from the coronavirus outbreak in China.

The South Korea made a revision on its Distant Water Fisheries Development Act, which is already under progress in order to tackle illegal fishing. As the Environmental Justice Foundation along with a group of other NGOs noted, the revision allows deterrent sanctions to be forced quickly and efficiently.

The Secretary General of InterManager, Captain Kuba Szymanski, is calling everyone to sign a petition concerning the release of Captain Andrzej Lasota, who was arrested by Mexican authorities on Monday, August 5.  Captain Andrzej Lasota was arrested for allegedly being unaware of the ship carrying prohibited substances to Mexico, placing the lives and health of the country's citizens at risk.

Taking into consideration how many stakeholders are involved in the trade process, we cannot help but wonder: How the efficient transfer from party to party is achieved?

The Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1, which has been at the center of a diplomatic dispute between Iran and the West over the summer, has offloaded oil in Syria, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday, calling on the EU to condemn Iran and hold Tehran accountable.

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) adopted a set of recommendations, issued by Commissioner Rebecca Dye, addressing future delays and detention arguments brought before the FMC within the container maritime industry.

According to the statement issued by Mexico's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), 19 Filipino seafarers were detained in Mexico over alleged violation of the country's illegal drug law. DFA stated that no formal charges have been filed against the detained seafarers yet, but local officials are cooperating with Mexican authorities. 

The trend of the increasing ship sizes has major benefits for maritime transport, but a mega box ship casualty will result in a number of losses and third party liabilities for an owner. In this article, Revecca Vasiliou and Ursula O'Donnell, Divisional Claims Directors at the Standard P&I Club, discuss the major areas of P&I cover that respond to a major mega box ship casualty.

The Maritime Law to be implemented by the UAE, aims to protect abandoned seafarers, extinguish 'ghost ships' in its waters and allow 100% foreign ownership of maritime companies. The maritime law will come into force by early next year.

Saudi Arabia introduced, for the first time, a bespoke Commercial Maritime Law, the Maritime Law, which came into effect on 3 July 2019. According to Lexigram, the Maritime Law applies to all Saudi Arabia-flagged vessel and foreign ones that arrive at the Kingdom's ports and territorial waters.