News & Updates

Is non-payment because of off-hire a "deduction" from hire?

Where a charterparty clause states that no deductions from hire can be made without the consent of Owners, can Charterers nevertheless withhold payment of hire if the Vessel may be off-hire at the instalment date, on the grounds that the non-payment of hire...

Newcastle Express and the separability principle

The ‘separability principle’ – whereby an arbitration agreement contained in a fixture recap may be treated as independent to the remainder of the charterparty – was considered by the Court of Appeal in its recent decision to set...

Not all anti-suit applications are a sure thing

CJC recently acted for the Defendants in successfully defending a novel pair of applications by Claims for (i) an anti-suit injunction application and (ii) an application to preserve proceeds from another matter in arbitration proceedings in the UK. Allen...

Losses award for missed follow-on fixture

A recent London Arbitration award reviewed owner entitlement to claim loss of profits from a missed follow-on fixture, in the case of absent specific knowledge at the time of entering into the charterparty. A report by Henry Setiono , Senior Associate. ...

Special focus on ship recycling

A joint Shipping Professional Network of London and Campbell Johnston Clark event saw a full house at CJC’s London offices in late February, attracted to an in-depth discussion on the recent trends on green ship recycling. Please click  here...

Headwinds for the Poseidon Principles

The Poseidon Principles provide a platform for financing shipping’s sustainable future, but the technical guidance underpinning the initiative remains under scrutiny.   Please click  here  to access the full article.  ...

CJC joins London Ship Financing

Marine Money’s 2023 London Ship Financing   Forum brought a special opportunity to join some of the great and good in ship financing at Park Lane’s JW Marriott Grosvenor Hotel. Please click  here  to access the full...

2023 Carbon Intensity Indicators - Are you Ready?

In force from January 1, 2023, the Carbon Intensity Indicator is a key outcome of the IMO’s ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions from ships by 40% by 2030 and by 70% by 2050 (against a 2008 baseline). Neil Jackson , Senior...

Laycan clarification for S&P agreements

The English High Court decision in Vitol SA v JE Energy Ltd [2022] EWHC 2494 provides useful clarification as to the meaning of laycan under a sale & purchase agreement as well as on the interrelationship between the terms of a sale & purchase...

Vessel performance precedent restated

The applicable method for the determination of cases concerning speed and performance issues (the ‘good weather’ method) has been enshrined in legal precedent for decades. In the recent case of Eastern Pacific Chartering Inc v Pola Maritime...
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