The Admiralty Newsletter - 9 March
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Welcome to The Admiralty Newsletter.
This edition brings case law includes updates on refund guarantees, misdelivery and causation analysis alongside news regulatory shifts: Arctic ECAs, Malaysia’s new admiralty division, Transport Canada’s expanded HNS focus, Kyrgyzstan’s Maritime Code and Ireland’s national maritime strategy.
There’s also commentary probing the current challenges in the Strait of Hormuz, charterparty war-risk dilemmas, LNG and oil market fallout, sanction and insurance exposures, and practical voyage risk mitigation strategies for heavy weather.
Case Law
Provision of refund guarantee in shipbuilding contract held to be innominate term (Hill Dickinson)
Ningbo Nanheng Import and Export Co. Ltd. v. Shinhan Bank Co. (2021) Zhe Min Zhong No. 156 [PRC] (JTN)
More than Maduro: the significance of CITGO v Ascot (Chalos & Co)
The Middle East Conflict: In the Grip of the Peril? (Wikborg Rein)
Regulation
Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea ECAs enter into force (Riviera Media)
International commercial and admiralty division launched in Malaysia to expedite dispute resolution (The Malaysian Reserve)
Nigerian Navy backs ELRA to enforce Equipment Leasing Act (Guardian)
New National Maritime Security Strategy – Protecting Ireland’s Seas (Byrne, Wallace, Shields)
Kyrgyzstan prepares Maritime Code: Kyrgyz-flagged fleet and vessel registry (24 KG)
White House releases America’s Maritime Action Plan (Norton Rose)
News & Opinion
Persian Gulf Hostilities - Charterparty Issues (NorthStandard)
Suez Canal Diversions: Who Bears the Costs When Ships Reroute Around the Cape of Good Hope? (Maritime Law Blog)
US-Iran Conflict FAQs (UK Defence Club)
Strait of Hormuz and The Persian Gulf: Legal implications (Thommesen)
Heavy weather at sea: managing risks on passage (Gard)
India’s Legal Vulnerability in Light of Strait of Hormuz Closure (Fox Mandal)
Is the Strait of Hormuz really closed? (Seatrade)
Refusing Transit Through the Strait of Hormuz War Risks Clauses and Owners’ Rights to Refuse Unlawful Orders (Squire Patton Boggs)
Conflict in the Gulf: Impact on Global Oil and LNG Markets (Vinson & Elkins)
Willemijn Putz joins Caland (Caland)
U.S. Government Steps into War Risk Market to Offset Middle East Disruptions (Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads )
UK fatalities at sea: Coroner’s Court, crisis response, and lessons for owners, charterers and operators in high-risk regions (Stephenson Harwood)
Mideast War Tests LNG Contracts (Vinson & Elkins)
Strait of Hormuz – its closure and its implications (WFW)
Can Iran close the Straits of Hormuz – and what happens if they do? (BDM)
Force Majeure and Material Adverse Change – A Reminder of the Key Points (Squire Patton Boggs)
Strait of Hormuz closure (Hill Dickinson)
US/Israeli military intervention in Iran: Charterparty implications (Skuld)
The Domino Effect of the Strait of Hormuz – Legal Considerations for Global Trade and Energy Security (Ersoy Bilgehan)
Helmsman: Legal perspectives on navigating sanction risks in maritime deals (Manifold Times)
Commercial and Supply Chain Implications of the Gulf Conflict: Shipping, Contracts, and Insurance (Gibson Dunn)
Maritime security update: Gulf Region / Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea (Skuld)
USA/Israel and Iran Conflict: Effect on trade contracts (Floyd Zadkovich)
The Middle East conflict: Contractual and insurance implications (Gard)
War clauses – the US-Iran conflict (Birketts)