Important Notice for Companies Incorporated in Mainland UAE! The deadline to amend your company's memorandum of association ("MoA") to bring it in line with the provisions of the new UAE Commercial Companies Law (Federal Law…
The Middle East now represents a significant portion of the buyers in the current yacht market. While there has been a relative slowdown in the sale of newly built yachts, there has been a renewed…
After OW Bunker's insolvency, Owners were faced with the risk of having to pay twice for the same bunkers - once to OW Bunkers / ING who had a contractual claim, and once to physical…
WISTA (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association), a recognized professional and reputable Shipping Organization with a focus on improving levels of competency in the shipping industry had its annual Spring Board meeting for the first…
Khorfakkan Federal Appeal Court's ruling supports local bunker suppliers' position and rejects ING's claims: By way of background, subsequent to the liquidation of OW Bunker Middle East DMCC ("OWBME"), Shipowners found themselves in the unenviable…
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Fichte & Co Legal Consultancy is proud to announce that Managing Partner Jasmin Fichte was conferred the "Maritime Standard Woman in Shipping Award" by The Maritime Standard Awards held on Monday, the 9th of November…
The Gulf widens between the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Foreign Arbitral Awards in the DIFC as a result of a recent ruling of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (“DIFC”) Court of First Instance…
Shipowners prepare! Ballast water management won’t be business as usual: The free ride will soon be over for invasive aquatic organisms and non-compliant shipowners alike. Ratification of the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, 2004 (“the…
