Wikborg Rein | Norway | 2 Aug 2023
In Champion Express, which was handed down on 7 July 2022, the Court of Appeal reversed the District Court's judgment. The outcome of the appeal was largely due to the insurers' being able to obtain evidence previously concealed by the owners. Following the Supreme Court's rejection of the owners' further appeal on 17 November 2022, the decision is now legally binding. The judgment confirms......
Addleshaw Goddard LLP | Oman | 19 Jun 2023
The new Law is to be welcomed for its clarity and comprehensiveness. Although the Sultanate of Oman is not a signatory to the 1924 Hague Rules in…
ENSafrica | Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, etc. | 14 May 2023
Africa will need more than USD700-billion in finance over the next decade to develop renewable power and Mines to extract the Metals required for the…
Anggraeni and Partners | Indonesia | 2 Feb 2023
Climate change is currently a high-profile issue faced globally which requires the awareness and commitment of governments around the world and…
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | United Kingdom | 26 Jan 2023
The sea is inherently perilous and commercial maritime adventure is to be encouraged. With this in mind, the Convention on Limitation of Liability…
Fenech & Fenech Advocates | Global | 25 Jan 2023
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which is responsible for overseeing ship safety and security and the prevention of water and sea pollution from ships, decided in 2017 to intervene legislatively with the intent to reduce the amount of sulphur dioxide generated by the shipping industry. The legislative intervention came in the form of the implementation of a sulphur content limit......
Fenech & Fenech Advocates | Malta | 11 Jan 2023
🕑 4 minutes Recent years have witnessed a profound impetus to effect change in internal shipping, leading to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) 2020 sulphur cap. This served as a catalyst for the introduction of new IMO 2023 Regulations, which are another step in the right direction for a greener shipping industry. The new measures, set out in this article, are expected to......
Wikborg Rein | European Union | 23 Dec 2022
After prolonged negotiations, the EU has agreed to include maritime emissions in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) from 1 January 2024. The EU…
Ganado Advocates | Global, Malta | 22 Dec 2022
During the 79th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) amended Annex VI…
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | United Kingdom | 7 Dec 2022
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has been progressively legislating for the improved carbon efficiency of international shipping and…