Ship Law Log » Bareboat Charters

In CVLC Three Carrier Corp and Anor v Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company ( EWHC 551 (Comm)), Reed Smith (Nick Austin, Charles Weller, Alfred Perkins, Vassilis Mavrakis) represented two shi...

https://www.shiplawlog.com/2021/03/30/performance-guarantees-vessel-arrests-and-implied-terms/

Traditionally, the most common way of financing ships has been through debt and equity financing.  However, over the past decade, ship leasing has become a very significant competitor and altern...

https://www.shiplawlog.com/2020/10/16/a-new-world-of-ship-leasing-and-sale-and-leaseback-transactions/

Summary This case provides useful guidance on the application of rules of construction in relation to guarantees that display characteristics of both an “on-demand” guarantee and a “true gu...

https://www.shiplawlog.com/2019/08/20/rubicon-vantage-international-pte-ltd-v-krisenergy-ltd-2019-ewhc-2012-comm/

Summary The Court of Appeal’s decision in Ark Shipping Co LLC v. Silverburn Shipping (IOM) Ltd, “ARCTIC”  EWCA Civ 1161, provides a clear statement of the principles of construction, and ...

https://www.shiplawlog.com/2019/07/18/mv-arctic-obligation-to-keep-vessel-in-class-is-an-innominate-term/

The Applicants and Respondents in Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd v European Container KS EWHC 3581 (Comm) were parties to an arbitration, in which the Applicants sought to recover loans ma...

https://www.shiplawlog.com/2014/01/08/court-refuses-an-application-by-a-party-to-an-ongoing-arbitration-to-prevent-its-opponents-from-terminating-charters/

The Commercial Court has considered the issue of whether Owners had waived their right to terminate a charterparty for non-payment of hire by serving a demand for future hire (Parbulk II A/S v He...

https://www.shiplawlog.com/2011/12/15/owners-demand-for-future-hire-held-not-to-amount-to-a-waiver-of-their-right-to-terminate/