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Ship Mortgage in Panama

by Jorge Quijano, LL.M.J. Quijano Abogadosjorge@jquijano.comwww.jquijano.com Ship Mortgage in Panama A ship mortgage is a...

March 30, 2026

Ship Arrest in Türkiye: Bunker Claims, Evidential Pitfalls, and Practical Lessons from Recent Turkish Court Practice

By Sebnem SAN & Mustafa Ismail CAKAR Sodac Acar Law www.sodaclaw.comMarch 2026 Ship Arrest in...

March 23, 2026

Strategic Enforcement, Compliance & Maritime Claims in the Bahamas in 2026

by Parriswhittakerwww.parriswhittaker.comt: +1-646-895-6415 Strategic Enforcement, Compliance & Maritime Claims in the Bahamas in 2026 IntroductionWith...

March 6, 2026

Ship Arrest in Türkiye – Sister Ship

by Mustafa İsmail Çakar, Associate mustafa@sodaclaw.com& Amine ACAR, Managing Partner amine@sodaclaw.com Sodac Acar Lawwww.sodaclaw.com SHIP ARREST in TÜRKİYE – SISTER SHIP Bu...

July 2, 2025

Next of Kin: Relative, Friend or Legal Heir?

by Artem Volkov, Attorney-at-law,UMAC arbitrator & Head of Maritime Law PracticeANK Law Officehttp://ank.odessa.ua/ Next of...

August 7, 2024

LOUs Containing a Sanctions Clause

By Felipe ArizonArizon Abogados (Spain)www.arizon.es+34 952 211 774 LOUs Containing a Sanctions Clause For those...

January 11, 2024

Groundings in the Suez Canal – Law and Liability

by Hany Mamoon and Karim MarounyAl Tamimi and Company, Egyptw: www.tamimi.come: info@tamimi.comt: +20 2 3368 1000...

June 20, 2023

Legal Procedures for Implementing Foreign International Arbitration Awards in Egypt

Dr. Nabil Farag, Managing Partner, Nabil Farag Law Firm Port Said H.Office: 23 July &...

May 19, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions on Ship Arrest in Panama

By Jorge A. Quijano, LL.M. (Cardiff)Managing PartnerJ. QUIJANO ABOGADOSjorge@jquijano.comwww.jquijano.com Frequently Asked Questions on Ship Arrest...

March 16, 2023

Judgment Summary of the Tarik III

By Dave DickinsonDJ Dickinson & Associates (South Aftrica)dickyd(at)yebo.co.za TARIK III In the recent judgment of...

November 11, 2022

Commentary on Judgment of Court of Appeal in Gdansk, Poland

Bartosz BiechowskiRadca prawny / Attorney-at-lawMaritime and Commercial Law OfficeGdynia, Polandwww.biechowski.com Form of the arbitration clause...

November 10, 2022

Virtual Webinar: Ship Arrest: Sham & Facades of Ownership

The webinar held on the 25th Nov. 2021 was organized by the International Malaysian Society of...

April 4, 2022

Maritime Disputes and the Avenues for Resolution

By John Sze, Deputy Managing PartnerJTJB Lawyers (Singapore)www.jtjb.comjohnsze @ jtjb.com Maritime Disputes and the Avenues for Resolution It’s...

February 7, 2022

Ship Arrest in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

By Ahmed Hashem & Ahmed Al BasrawiAl Tamimi & Co. (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)www.tamimi.coma.hashem(at)tamimi.com Ship...

February 4, 2022

Associate vessel arrest decision under Chilean courts: M/V Robin 4, January 14, 2022

By Rafael Durán Sanheuza Durán & Cía Abogados (Chile)www.duranycia.clrduran(at)duranycia.cl Associate vessel arrest decision under Chilean courts: M/V Robin...

January 22, 2022

IMO 2020: Industry experts reflect on industry challenges

By K Murali Pany JTJB LLP (Singapore)www.jtjb.commurali(at)jtjb.com IMO 2020: Industry experts reflect on industry challanges On 1 January...

October 25, 2021

Ship Arrest in Ukraine: Relevant Procedure in Brief for Practical Usage

By Andrii Mashchenko MBLS Law Firmhttps://mbls.com.ua/Mariupol, Ukrainea.mashchenko(at)mbls.com.uaTel: +38 (066) 265 0645 Ship arrest in Ukraine: Relevant Procedure in Brief...

April 15, 2021

Precious Cargo? The Importance of Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions

By Jacy Whittaker, PartnerParrisWhittakerwww.parriswhittaker.comFreeport, The BahamasE-mail: info(at)parriswhittaker.comTel: +242.352.6110 Precious Cargo? The Importance of Due Diligence in...

January 27, 2021

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...

January 27, 2021

Options of Registering Foreign Vessels under the Russian Flag

by Alexey Karchiomov (Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners, Russia) speaks about the options for registering...

January 14, 2021

Taking Back Control - commercial solutions through ship arrest

by Lewis Moore, Rosie Goncare, Colin Lavelle (Hill Dickinson, UK) host a webinar series reviewing...

December 18, 2020

Russia to Establish a New Register of Ships Owned by Foreign Companies

December 2, 2020

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...

October 29, 2020

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...

May 13, 2020

The MV Alkyon

Neutral Citation Number: [2018] EWCA Civ 2760 Case No: 2018/2132 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL...

March 24, 2020

Injunction Over the Right of Disposal of Ships

By Mykola Kozachenko & Aleksey RemesloInterlegalwww.interlegal.com.uaOdessa, UkraineTel: 0038 (0487) 52-89-31 Injunctions Over the Right of Disposal...

December 3, 2019

The ongoing debate continues…

The ongoing debate continues…Should a cross-undertaking be required by Claimant? The English Court of Appeal...

January 22, 2019

An OW Bunker Saga Case Summary

By Gary SeitzGellert Scali Busenkell & Brown, LLCwww.gsbblaw.comPhilidelphia, PA · USATel: +1 215-238-0011 NUSTAR ENERGY SERVICES, INCORPORATED...

January 22, 2019

The Ship Arrest Concept

By Margareth GalhoEscritório de Advogadoswww.margarethgalho.cominfo@margarethgalho.com According to the provisions of the International Convention on the Arrest...

December 19, 2018

13 June 2018 Decision on maritime liens in US

By Mathias SteinøHafnia Law Firm LLPNyhavn 69 · 1051 Copenhagen K · DenmarkTel: +45 33 34 39...

June 14, 2018

Maritime Arrests and Attachment in the Delaware River and Bay Region of the United States

May 30, 2018

Ship arrest in Ukraine: updated regulations

By: Andrey PerepelitsaSenior lawyer, UkraineInterlegal.com.ua00380487037559perepelitsa@interlegal.com.ua Ship arrest in Ukraine: updated regulations There is no doubt that...

April 26, 2018

Improving Ship Arrest Procedure in Ukraine

Improving Ship Arrest Procedure in Ukraine By: Evgeniy SukachevEmail: e.sukachev@blacksealawcompany.comSenior Partner in Black Sea Law...

September 7, 2017

The "Awakening" of the English Naval Prize Act 1864- By the Haifa Maritime Court

By John Harris & Yoav Harris*JOHN HARRIS & CO.jharris@017.net.il & yoavh@maritime-law.co.ilwww.lawships.com2 Palmer’s Gate/36 Hanamal St.P.O....

July 1, 2017

Legal Regime of Incentives to Maritime Financing

June 29, 2017

Port State Control in Ukraine: Obstacles and Changes

By: Evgeniy SukachevEmail: e.sukachev@blacksealawcompany.comSenior Partner in Black Sea Law Company& Irina Dolya Associate in Black...

June 12, 2017

Commercial Court Practice upon Ship Arrest in Ukraine

By Arthur NitsevychEmail: nitsevych@interlegal.com.uaPartner, Attorney at Interlegal Law firm, LMAA and SCMAA member, FNI& Alyona PtashenchukEmail: ptashenchuk@interlegal.com.uaLawyer at Interlegal Law firm,...

November 3, 2016

The Action in Rem

By Marc De ManDe Man Pillet Barristers & Solicitors2020 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa, Suite 1920Montréal, QC, H3A 2A5...

May 13, 2016

The Commercial Court of Donostia refuses the claim of wrongful arrest damages

February 16, 2016

Cyprus, Demise Charterers, case commentary

by Oxford Maritime Ltd. The Court in Cyprus was recently posed the question as to...

May 1, 2015

The Confluence of Insolvency and Maritime Law in Canada: Navigating Troubled Waters

By Kieran E. Siddall, Shelley Chapelski & Jason KostyniukBull, Housser & Tupper LLPVancouver, Canada The...

September 3, 2014

The Kombos: the interplay between vessel arrest and enforcement of arbitrationawards

by Crump & Co.

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September 1, 2014

China, Proposed Draft Provisions on Arrest and Judicial Sales of Ships

By Wang ZhonghuaYOUHUA LAW FIRMWangzhonghua@youhualaw.com China: Proposed Draft Provisions on Arrest and Judicial Sales of...

April 3, 2014

Can Change in Japanese Reorganization Law Save Distressed Shipping Companies?

August 3, 2012

Ship Arrest as Security for an Arbitration Claim in Malaysia: Post the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2011

By Rahayu Abd Ghani ( rahayu@jtjb.com)Rahayu Partnership – Advocates & SolicitorsTel: +6(03)22872322 Fax: +6(03)22877322Website: http://www.rahayupartnership.com/ Ship Arrest...

October 10, 2011

Flying the flag of a contracting state

Hugh KennedyKennedyswww.kennedys-law.comTel: +353 1 878 0055Email: H.Kennedy@Kennedys-law.com Flying the flag of a contracting state The...

August 3, 2011

Arrest of Vessels: Practical Considerations

September 3, 2010

The jurisdiction of the Maritime Courts at the Panama Canal

April 3, 2009