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Grounding- Payment Under General Average Contributions

In this arbitration, the Claimants claimed US$ 192,285.72 for payment under General Average contributions, for which they said the Respondents were liable. The dispute was referred to arbitration in London as agreed under the law and arbitration clause in the contract. Given the Respondent's failure to participate,  the arbitrator...

Covid 19- Force majeure defence to Kostas Melas- type application failed

Various disputes arose under an amended SUPPLYTIME 2005 form, as described below, that the parties referred to a panel of three arbitrators for determination. The three arbitrators were Members of the Baltic Exchange in the City of London and Full Members of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association ("the LMAA"). The...

Delayed submissions – “time bar” defence failed- LMAA ICP procedure

Perhaps no surprise that the Owners raised this unsuccessful defence to a counterclaim for underperformance in the recent London Arbitration 9/23 (published in LMLN). In London Arbitration 9/23, Owners contended that the Charterers’ counterclaim was time-barred due to delayed service of the defence submissions, based on their narrow interpretation...

What are the top best demurrage practices in your routine?

Thanks to Voyagerhttps://www.voyagerportal.com/ for raising this interesting question and considering my brief comments below on this exciting topic. Question: "What are the best practices you apply in your routine while working with demurrage?" One must paint the whole picture of demurrage; knowledge of the entire process is key to establishing...

London Arbitration-“All details about, without guarantee”

In this LMAA Arbitration, the tribunal also considered three minor counterclaims. One related to a dispute about the vessel's speed and performance. The Underperformance claim The charterers claimed $23,524.82 on the basis that there was underperformance on a voyage from Ponta Madeira to the South West Pass. They relied upon...