Singapore: Marine/ Shipping

When vessels face war risks or operational hindrances, maritime contracts provide different protective mechanisms through VOYWAR/CONWARTIME clauses and bill of lading hindrance provisions. This analysis examines how these contractual tools operate in distinct spheres, bind different parties, and offer varying levels of protection when vessels cannot safely reach their destinations.

The Singapore Court of Appeal's landmark decision in Argoglobal Underwriting v OCBC [2026] SGCA 14 examines the stringent evidentiary requirements for marine insurance claims following the capsize of the jackup rig "TERAS LYZA." The ruling clarifies when insureds can invoke the presumption of loss by perils of the seas and establishes critical standards for proving Constructive Total Loss claims. This case serves as essential guidance on the burden of proof, the preservation of evidence, and the admissibili

When one creditor's money discharges another debtor's liability in a shipping insolvency, can that creditor inherit the discharged lender's security and leapfrog other claimants? The Singapore High Court's decision in Re Da Shun Shipping clarifies the boundaries between equitable subrogation, admiralty priorities, and insolvency restructuring when multiple creditors compete over limited vessel sale proceeds.

Bills of lading ("BLs") are the wheels on which international trade moves.

On 26 May 2020, the Singapore Parliament passed a Bill to amend the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123, 2001 Rev Ed) (the "Act"), which will become...

The Situation: Currently, around 90% of world trade is by sea. International shipping accounts for between 2% and 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but like aviation

This year, many of our clients have faced claims arising out of the delivery of cargo without production of the original bills of lading and against letters of indemnity ("LOIs").

In the recent case of D'Amico Shipping Italia SPA v Endofa DMCC & Anor (2016), the Commercial Court looked at the issue of when freight is payable as a debt.

In a landmark judgment on 9 September 2016, the High Court of Singapore exercised its inherent jurisdiction to grant, on an ex parte basis...