Marine Cyberattacks: Analysis of Liability and IMO 2021

05 April 2021

Cyberattacks bear risk for shipping companies in terms of contractual liability, third party liability, and regulator violations.

UK Supreme Court Overrules Court of Appeal on Disapplication of the Crossing Rules outside Narrow Channels

17 March 2021

UK Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal and Admiralty Court judgment involving collision outside a narrow channel. 

Cyprus Makes Waves in Decarbonising Shipping

15 February 2021

Cyprus introduced tax cuts in January to incentivise shipping companies towards energy efficiency and use of alternative fuel, ultimately aiming for Green House Gases reduction.

Decarbonising Shipping: A Review of IMO and EU Regulation

11 February 2021

Decarbonising shipping is essential, expensive, and complicated. Regulation is key to achieving the task, and which regulation prevails will determine shipping companies’ strategies for decades to come

IMO 2020 approaches 2021 – Has the Shipping Industry Adapted to the 0.5% Sulphur Cap?

05 January 2021

IMO 2020 introduced a 0.5% Sulphur cap on bunkers to ships operating outside Emission Control Areas.

P&I Club Coverage for COVID-19

24 November 2020

P&I Clubs invariably provide insurance cover for infectious diseases. COVID-19 related cover encompasses crew illness and deviation to ensure treatment, whereas the extent of quarantine cover varies between the individual rules.

Guidance on Stamp Duty applicable on Shipping Mortgages under Cyprus law

21 August 2018