United Kingdom: Marine/ Shipping

The English Commercial Court has upheld an arbitral award finding that a vessel's temporary departure from a Nigerian anchorage to avoid piracy risk constituted a "reasonable preventative measure" under the BIMCO Piracy Clause 2013, keeping the vessel on hire despite the charterer's deletion of sub-clauses that would have given an absolute right to leave dangerous areas.

The Lloyd's Market Association has introduced a new model clause for marine hull underwriters addressing transit fee demands in the Strait of Hormuz, fundamentally shifting how insurers approach coverage when payments are made to facilitate passage through Iranian territorial waters. This development transforms underwriting focus from navigation risk to sanctions control risk, with significant implications for both insurers and vessel operators navigating these geopolitically sensitive waters.

The UK Department of Transport has disclosed details of a recent maritime incident involving a Russian-flagged cargo vessel that sought entry into British territorial waters for emergency repairs. Following a sanctions investigation by the Centre for Transport Sanctions, authorities exercised discretionary powers to issue a movement direction, compelling the vessel to depart UK waters.

Küresel denizcilik endüstrisi, çevresel sürdürülebilirlik hedefleri ve karbon ayak izinin azaltılması yönünde eşi görülmemiş bir dönüşümden geçmektedir.

What began as a regional military action is now a broader test of global supply chain resilience. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most critical trade chokepoints, but the current disruption shows how quickly a Gulf conflict can expand beyond energy markets.

On March 31, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) filed an updated declaration before the U.S. Court of International Trade in Atmus Filtration, Inc. v.

TPM25, Long Beach - The fallout from shapeshifting U.S. trade policy dominated the annual gathering of the global shipping and logistics industry here on March 2-5.

A recently published report from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) takes a close look at the "Future of Transportation", based around four principal transportation means – land...

In The Alion (Tanga Pharmaceuticals Plastics Limited and others v Emirates Shipping Line FZE [2025] EWHC 368 (Comm)), handed down today, the Commercial Court rejected an attempt...