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Highlights Abstract Ukraine is a key global producer and exporter of grain. In peacetime, over 70% of Ukraine’s grain production is exported, and over 90% of these exports go through Black Sea ports. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and consequently the occupation, blockade, or destruction of these ports, has disrupted the maritime supply chains. In this paper we examine the difficulties experienced in attempts to […]

DMC/SandT/25/07 England THE OWNERS OF THE “X-PRESS MAHANADA” v THE OWNERS OF THE “BURGAN” English Admiralty Court: Cockerill J: [2025] EWHC 721 (Admlty): 26 March 2025 Judgment Available on BAILII @ https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admlty/2025/721.html Lionel Persey KC (instructed by Holman Fenwick Willan LLP) for the X-PRESS MAHANADA (the “XPM”) Nigel Jacobs KC (instructed by Stann Law Limited) for the BURGAN (the “BURGAN”) ADMIRALTY: COLLISION: APPLICATION OF RULE […]

Kazakhstan is the world’s largest exporter of uranium. Kazakhstan is party to 53 bilateral investment treaties, including with the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany and Japan and the multilateral Energy Charter Treaty. These give investors from counterpart countries the right to have their investments treated to a certain standard by Kazakhstan and to refer claims against Kazakhstan for breaches of those rights to binding arbitration. […]

By Carly Fields Over half of the global ship orderbook by gross tonnage comprises vessels capable of running on alternative fuels, but less than 10% of the existing global fleet can utilise these greener technologies, demonstrating the challenges in ‘going for green’. The Role of Shipbuilding in Maritime Decarbonisation: Impacts of Technology Developments and Policy Measures report from the OECD highlights a preference for “fuel […]

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the only UN agency where tripartite consensus is the procedure used to adopt any regulations relating to labour standards and policies. For the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC), the tripartite consensus is required from these parties, namely, the national governments (GO), the seafarers’ group (SF) and the shipowners’ group (SO) as established by the Special Tripartite Committee […]

A decisive moment for global shipping regulation unfolded last week as the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) concluded its 83rd session, which culminated in the approval of draft amendments establishing the ‘IMO Net-Zero Framework’.  This global mechanism will combine mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) limits with carbon pricing for the maritime sector and represents a move towards achieving the goals laid out […]

The attached table [click here] sets out statistics for the number of appointments received, arbitrations run and awards published in recent years up to 2024. The LMAA is an arbitral association which facilitates ad hoc arbitration, as opposed to an arbitration institution which supervises and administers arbitration. The latter type of body commonly has access to a complete set of data in relation to arbitrations administered by it. […]

After a long legislative process that began in March 2021, the new Arbitration Act has received Royal Assent. The 2025 Arbitration Act codifies established case law and introduces some practical improvements to the arbitration framework set by the 1996 Act. The Act will come into effect on a date determined by the Secretary of State, applying to arbitrations and related court proceedings from that point […]

This article provides a high-level analysis of the possible range of outcomes carriers and shippers alike might expect over the coming months as the market tries to anticipate and adapt to US President Donald Trump’s trade and international relations policies, as well as summarise developments to date. Since President Donald Trump assumed office on 20 January 2025, he has initiated a blitz of executive orders […]

MTBS, commissioned by the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), has released a comprehensive report detailing the substantial infrastructure investments required for developing nations’ ports to achieve a fair and equitable energy transition. In summary, the report reached the following conclusions: MTBS explored the current state of port adaptation and decarbonization in regions such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Solomon Islands. These […]