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The Court of Appeal in AIC Limited v. Marine Pilot Limited, The Archimidis (7 March 2008) has held that the words "safe port" in a voyage charter will always be treated as a warranty by charterers that the port in question is safe, even if owners and charterers agree in advance a single loading or discharge port.

Virgin have, following the decision of the Department for Transport to award the West Coast franchise to FirstGroup, lodged proceedings challenging the award.

This time last year, I posed the question: how close are we really before automated vehicles hit the mass market? One year on, are we any closer?

In this case the Commercial Court considered the meaning of "within port limits" in the context of a charterparty on an amended Gencon 94 form which provided that:

The new marine licensing regime which will create a ‘one-stop-shop' for marine planning permission will come at a price, but ultimately will pay dividends in the long run as the whole process comes under a better run, more efficient system that is accountable to those using it.

In a 9 May press statement President von der Leyen announced that the EU is considering a proposed eleventh package of sanctions against Russia. This update provides an overview of those proposals...

First mooted in 2011 and subsequently rejected in 2013, the PNR proposal has, in light of the Paris and Brussels attacks, resurfaced, under a perceived urgent need to address the terrorist threat.

In the latest development in the EU's long-running debate on the preferred communication technology standard for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs),

Intelsat and Intel C-band/5G proposal: Intelsat and Intel have jointly asked the US Federal Communications Commission to consider expanding the use of C-band spectrum ...

The Court of Appeal rejects a guarantor's attempts to deny its liability under Advance Payment Guarantees following the novation of shipbuilding contracts under Korean law.

A coroner has been investigating the death of a 43 year old British Airways pilot on medical leave, who believed that he had been poisoned by repeated exposure during his career to contaminated aircraft cabin air.

There has been much talk recently about the precarious situation of many delivery drivers working in companies forming part of the 'gig' economy. Drivers for companies such as Uber, Deliveroo, Amazon...

The UK has approved a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) mandate requiring 2% SAF by 2025, increasing to 10% by 2030 and 22% by 2040, aiming to boost jobs and decarbonization.

In a timely announcement, a matter of weeks before UK Hydrogen Week (w/c 26th February), Airbus has announced a pilot project to test the feasibility...

Biffa Waste Services Ltd (Biffa) has been fined for breaching Regulation 23 of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007 after containers...

In September 2017, TfL approved increases that will see five-year licensing fees for some private-hire car operators in London leap from being less than £3,000 to £700,000 in some instances.

Avid readers of our e-updates (including our e-update of 16 March 2010) will recall the European Commission adopted earlier this year Directive 2009/33/EC to promote the purchase of clean and energy efficient vehicles through public procurement exercises.