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Articles for December 2010
Maintenance issues key
Port state control warning
Containers next?
Dan Negron, of the TT Club, asks cargo screening – is the container next on the list?
Significant impact for shipping
During 2010, measures were adopted by members of the international community in an attempt to compel Iran to compromise on its alleged development of nuclear weapons. Some of these have had a significant impact on international commerce, particularly for shipping and related insurance sectors. Menelaus Kouzoupis, of Holman Fenwick Willan, examines the implications
Without prejudice defined
Richard Osborne, of 4 Pump Court, considers a Supreme Court ruling on when without prejudice communications can be revealed in court
Holding court
Nazery Khalid, of the Maritime Institute of Malaysia, lauds the establishment of an Admiralty Court in Malaysia as a step in the right direction to becoming a competitive maritime nation
Limit of liability
Derek Luxford, of Hicksons, looks at shipowners’ limitation of liability and asks when does one incident become two?
Tips for modern Ukrainian shipping
Arthur Nitsevych, a partner, and Alexander Chebotarenko, a senior lawyer, of Interlegal, review shipping industry conditions in the Ukraine
Competition law starts to bite
Ian Giles, of Norton Rose Group, reports Norton Rose Group’s 2010 transport survey indicates shipping is waking up to the risks and opportunities arising from EU competition law, as the new rules post-2008 become more established
Going green
Tie Schellekens, of the Port of Rotterdam, believes the new Environmental Ship Index makes port tariffs greener
Testing the waters
Karlin Younger, of Control Risks, gives a perspective on the 2010 piracy activity off the Somali coast