To meet its goals on the phasing out of internal combustion engine vehicles from its vehicle population by 2040 and building a low-carbon future, Singapore has rolled...

By a Lease Agreement (Agreement) on 1 February 2010, owners Han Kook Capital (Owners) leased the "Chem Orchid" (Vessel) to Sejin (Charterers) for a period of 108 months.

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP anchors the Rajah & Tann Asia network of law firms, which spans 10 countries in ASEAN and beyond (Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and China)...

On 19 December 2013 the Singapore High Court handed down an important judgment in The Titan Unity [2013] SGHCR 28.

What appears to be a simple question is not as straightforward as one would think. One might take the view that it is just a matter of common sense whether something...

On 21 August 2010, the Reecon Wolf ("RW") collided with the Captain Stefanos ("CS") whilst both vessels were transiting the Straits of Malacca en route to Singapore for bunkering and thereafter to Chinese discharge ports.

Singapore Arbitration 2/26 examines when vessel delays under a previous fixture may constitute anticipatory repudiatory breach of a subsequent charterparty. The award clarifies charterers' rights to terminate before the cancelling date and reaffirms the Monroe Obligation's application even without express ETA provisions.

ETS and e-bills seek to replicate the existing legal framework of paper bills by express contractual agreement.

When vessels face war risks or operational hindrances, maritime contracts provide different protective mechanisms through VOYWAR/CONWARTIME clauses and bill of lading hindrance provisions. This analysis examines how these contractual tools operate in distinct spheres, bind different parties, and offer varying levels of protection when vessels cannot safely reach their destinations.

The proceeds of a judicial sale of a ship are normally paid according to the following order:

The current outbreak of the Ebola virus is understandably causing widespread international concern, with over 4,900 deaths out of approximately 13,000 people exposed or infected.

Phone Driving - all of us have heard about phone driving, drivers brought to book, fined, having their hand phones forfeited, and suffering 12 demerit points entered against their driving record.

Imagine an airport operating at 260 per cent capacity, bracing for passenger numbers to swell beyond 80 million by 2030, four times design capacity.

As of 29 December 2019, Singapore will be implementing the 1996 Protocol (as amended in 2012) to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims of 1976 ("LLMC 1976"), pursuant to...

Although the Singapore courts have not, to date, been required to consider the legal issues which have recently come before the English courts in the Res Cogitans, the cases which have come before the Singapore courts indicate that the courts may be no more sympathetic ..

As noted in our June 2024 Legalseas "What is a "ship?" article, the summary of the "ECO SPARK" Singapore High Court's judgments is summarised below.

It is now a unanimous conclusion that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the worst ever crisis in the history of the aviation industry.

This legal update provides a brief overview of the new legal framework over third-party taxi booking service providers in Singapore.