by Editor | Mar 12, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Middle East Security Alert: Legal & Insurance Guidance for Freight Forwarders The ongoing escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East is having a direct and growing impact on international freight operations. Disruptions to maritime traffic through the...
by Editor | Mar 8, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Republished with permission of Black Sea Law Company LLC For more information contact Margarita Bendiuha, Associate Freight rates increased sharply in early March 2026, driven by military action in the Middle East and the rising cost of bunker fuel. The increase in...
by Editor | Mar 1, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
The Price of Passage: Insurance, Sanctions, and the Hidden Costs of Geopolitical Chokepoints A FREE publication from the International Trade Council Disruption risk in the Strait of Hormuz is no longer theoretical; major shippers and energy traders are already...
by Editor | Feb 16, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Sanctions
Ref: Tonzip Maritime Ltd v 2Rivers Pte Ltd (The Catalan Sea) [2025] EWHC 2036 (Comm) — What the Judgment on Sanctions Clauses Means for Shipowners Contact: Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine What happened In November 2021 the vessel Catalan Sea was on voyage from...
by Editor | Jan 18, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Perfect Marine Ltd v Sodrugestvo Turkey [2025] EWHC 1940 (Comm) This interesting recent case discussed, but without needing to decide, the meaning of the phrase “unless suit is brought” found in the Article III Rule...
by Editor | Dec 16, 2025 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Skyros Maritime Corporation v Hapag-Lloyd AG (Re ‘SKYROS’ & ‘AGIOS MINAS’) [2025] EWCA Civ 1529 In this case the defendant charterers argued that the particular arrangements which the owner had made for...
