Flag Injunctions – A Different Approach to Shipping Claims

By Jacy Whittaker, PartnerParrisWhittakerwww.parriswhittaker.comFreeport, The BahamasE-mail: info(at)parriswhittaker.comTel: +242.352.6110 Flag Injunctions – A Different Approach to Shipping Claims Faced with a maritime-related claim (an ownership dispute, damage to cargo or a crew payment dispute for example), ship arrest is often the remedy of choice for creditors. But flag injunctions are a useful alternative, particularly where a creditor […]

The Arrest News – Issue 31

In this issue of The Arrest News, members’ articles include: • Recent U.S. Admiralty Decisions Involving Coronavirus by George Chalos, Chalos & Co (USA) • Options of Registering Foreign Vessels Under the Russian Flag by Alexey Karchiomov, EPAM Law Offices (Russia) • Possible Problems with Judicial Auctions of Vessels in India by Ashwin Shanker, George Rebello Chambers (India) • Subrogation Claims […]

Ship Arrest in Cyprus and how ship management companies can recover from the ship owners

By Andria Kouloumi, AssociateMichael Kyprianou & Co LLCwww.kyprianou.comLimassol, Cyprusandria.kouloumi(at)kyprianou.comTel: +357 25 363685 Ship Arrest in Cyprus and how ship management companies can recover from the ship owners Ship arrest is a complicated area of civil law which may well vary in different jurisdictions. In Cyprus, ship arrest is enforced by the Administration of Justice Act Part […]

The Arrest News Special Issue – Covid19 Series

In this issue of The Arrest News “Covid-19 Series”, members give an update on the measures being taken in their respective jurisdictions in response to the current pandemic. Read the issue in full here: 

The Remedy of Ship Arrest for Unpaid Bunker and Other Supplies at the Maritime Courts in Panama

By Jorge A. Quijano, LL.MJ. QUIJANO Law Officeswww.jquijano.comPanama City, PanamaTel: (507) 6676 8500 The Remedy of Ship Arrest for Unpaid Bunker and Other Supplies at the Maritime Courts in Panama In today’s maritime industry, shipowners and charterers are always in demand for services provided by third parties to fulfill their daily commercial operations. Normally, the most […]