Right of Arrest Under UAE Law for Unpaid Bunker Suppliers
Time charterers and demise charterers are usually responsible for supplying the chartered vessel with bunker supplies for the term of the charterparty. Bunker supplies are often supplied on credit terms with a delayed term for…
Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage
UAE APPROVES TO JOINING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BUNKER OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE UAE Federal Law No. 166/2020, issued on 10th November 2020, has approved the joining of the International Convention on…
A Special Analysis on the UAE Maritime Commercial Law
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A special analysis on the UAE Maritime Commercial Law: The current status and what is needed to be done to improve it In line with government's vision, the UAE Federal Transport Authority ("the FTA"),…
Will The New UAE Maritime Law Serve Shipowners?
Geographically, as being in the centre of the World, the UAE is arguably an “ideal” Maritime location. As a gateway to Europe and America from the Fareast, one of the largest Ports in the World,…
A Comparison: Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre and DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre
Approximately 10 years after the establishment of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre (“DIFC-LCIA”), the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (“EMAC”) was officially launched. Like arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association and the…
Securing a Drydocks’ Claim
Introduction Historically drydocks were seldom facing the problem of obtaining security for the work performed over a vessel. Due to a general retention right recognized nearly worldwide, the payment was in fact made before the…
Double Jeopardy?
UK Supreme Court judgment on OW Bunker, The Judgment in Brief: The long awaited Judgment by the UK Supreme Court (“UKSC”) was handed down on 11th May 2016 in which they unanimously dismissed the appeal…
Shipowners May Have To Pay Twice!
Although the outcomes of arrest proceedings are becoming more predictable to the reassurance of physical bunker suppliers, it appears that shipowners will continue to be at risk of having to pay OW Bunker or its…
OW BUNKER – The Saga Continues?
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…