We are conducting a short anonymous survey to discover whether the shipping industry is embracing the digital age.

Finance senior associate Elena Tang writes for Global Transport Finance about an alternative solution available to ship financiers trying to recover non-performing loans by selling mortgaged vessels – saying that for some, immediate enforcement is not the answer.

Businesses navigating the Strait of Hormuz crisis face complex contractual challenges as they balance enforcing protections while limiting their own exposure. This analysis examines the English-law issues arising from supply chain disruptions and provides guidance for companies managing contractual risk across shipping, energy, commodities, and construction sectors.

In Dry Bulk Handy Holding Inc v Fayette International Holdings Ltd, the court considered whether a shipowner is entitled to demand payment to himself of freight under his bill of lading when that contract stipulates for payment to another party, provided the shipowner makes his demand before the freight has been paid to that other party.

Join partners Philip Rymer and Susan Riitala as they discuss the new BIMCO ship sale and purchase agreement, SHIPSALE22 and how it compares to the Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association's standard form...

Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and the potential fall out from such an attack can be extremely costly.

The Privy Council has confirmed that it is possible to contract out the right to limit liability, and so operators must be vigilant in ensuring this does not inadvertently happen ...

AlixPartners' Andy Hogenson joined CBS's The Daily Report to discuss why many of the dockworkers striking at ports spanning New England to Texas...

In London Arbitration 11/17 it was held in respect of a charter on an amended NYPE 93 form, incorporating the BIMCO Piracy clause and the Conwartime clause, that: ..

On 10 October 2023, the European Commission announced that it had decided not to extend the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) when it expires on 25 April 2024.

Antisuit injunctions have been keeping the Commercial Court Judges very busy for the last two years. They are frequently sought in particular to restrain cargo receivers from commencing proceedings against carriers under bills of lading in foreign jurisdictions.

On 12 September Reed Smith hosted a panel for London International Shipping Week to discuss ‘Tomorrow's Maritime World, Today'.

On 12 September Reed Smith hosted a panel for London International Shipping Week to discuss ‘Tomorrow's Maritime World, Today'. Representatives from a cross-section of the industry...

This update outlines the outcome of MEPC 70 (which took place on 24-28 October 2016), the global monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system to be introduced by the IMO across the shipping sector and next steps towards an international deal on maritime greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

In an alert last year, we looked at payment obligations under English law and how payment instruments commonly referred to as ‘guarantees' may be misleading.

The Shipping Group have recently launched a Showcase Page on Linked In for all our shipping updates and news.

Welcome to this month's edition of our shipping case digest, providing you with concise and useful summaries of recent legal decisions in the shipping market.

Welcome to HFW's 'Shipping Insight: Who Rules the Waves?' report which is the first in a series of four publications focussing on a range of issues critical to the shipping industry in 2017.

The Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 (the "CBER") allows for the joint operation of liner shipping companies with combined market share below 30% through 'consortia' to ensure stable distribution of goods.

The US Coast Guard released the first Maritime Bulk Liquid Transfer Cybersecurity Framework Profile on Thursday, 10 November, 2016.