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Russia’s withdrawal from the Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian Ports in July 2023 (Beacon on the Black Sea, n.d.) created significant security threats to the Black Sea shipping regime. The belligerents even issued nearly mirrored coastal warnings (Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, 2023; Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, 2023) that included a) claims that all vessels in […]

BSI Advice Note For all companies that use standard Trade Association contract forms, such as GAFTA & FOSFA, and therefore agree to be bound by English Law and jurisdiction please be aware of the fact that English Law now permits and accepts Electronic Trade Documents. Simply put, this means that elect trade documents now have the same legal status as “paper” documents. The E-Bill of […]

What alternatives can be applied to unblock shipping to Ukrainian Black Sea ports? Once again, russia is resorting to manipulation and blackmail, threatening to withdraw from the grain agreement. Since June 26, the Russian Federation has stopped registering new fleets entering Ukrainian sea ports, while 29 vessel supposed to export 1.4 million metric tons of food to Asia and Africa got stuck in Turkish territorial […]

In this guide we focus on cargo claims in relation to grains and soya beans. To be included in the statistics the claims must have generated a cost of at least USD 5,000 and have been made between 2018 and 2022. The Club has reviewed around 200 bulk carrier claims and carried out analysis on the statistics. Read the full Bulker Focus here

Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a U.N.-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry sources said. The agreement, brokered by Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global food crisis by allowing Ukrainian grain blocked by Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its […]

The Black Sea Grain Initiative that allowed grain products to be shipped from Ukrainian Black Sea ports has now ended. Our article focuses on what that means for owners’ and charterers’ contractual obligations.  There have been many developments since we last updated our article on the impact on contractual obligations of the war in Ukraine. The key developments include:    For a more comprehensive list of developments see our update here.   In this […]

Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a U.N.-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry sources said. The agreement, brokered by Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global food crisis by allowing Ukrainian grain blocked by Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its […]

Now in its tenth edition, the Shipping Law Review, published by Law Business Research Limited, is a cross-jurisdictional guide to shipping law in 32 key jurisdictions. HFW edits the Shipping Law Review, and this year has written the chapters on Australia, China, England & Wales, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland, the UAE and the US. The firm has also co-written the chapter on the shipping […]

23 червня 2023 року в самому серці Одеси відбулась конференція Maritime Day «Sea of Grain». Подія зібрала професіоналів зернового та трейдового бізнесу для виступів, ділового спілкування та нетворкінгу, об’єднуючи їхні спільні інтереси. Ця конференція стала першою за довгий час, яку було неможливо пропустити. Це була чудова нагода провести вихідні з користю та змінити обстановку. Учасники конференції обговорили морський та зерновий бізнес, розділивши свої враження від […]