i-law.com - Magazine (Maritime Risk International)

“Beyond the Libra”: perspectives on passage planning in the digital age

Ian Teare, Tony Goldsmith and Peter Thornton MBE, of Hill Dickinson, consider the legal ramifications associated with the use of ECDIS

Tips on keeping crew safe

Sophia Bullard, at UK P&I Club in collaboration with Red Square Medical, discusses the issue of hypothermia and also musculoskeletal disorders, their impact on crew and measures to prevent and treat the condition

A first Covid-19 case hits shipping courts

Chris Grieveson, Matt Berry and Matthew Alker, of Wikborg Rein, discuss one of the first judgments relating to the pandemic and its impact on shipping

Covid-19 crew-change crisis poses ongoing challenge

Shipowners continue to fall foul of logistical and legal uncertainties associated with Covid-19. Will Pyle, of Campbell Johnston Clark, explores issues and clauses arising from shipping’s resulting crew-change crisis – one of the industry’s most pressing predicaments

After Ever Given, what now for marine insurance and ship finance?

While all eyes are on the impact the Suez grounding will have on shipping and ports, white-collar shipping services professionals have plenty of cause for concern, writes David Osler of Lloyd’s List