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Cargo Documentation
Merchant Shipping

Cargo Documentation

adminDecember 23, 2019December 24, 2019

No job is complete before the paper work is done and this hold true for us seafarers also. There are…

Salvage and Towage
Merchant Shipping

Salvage and Towage

adminDecember 13, 2019December 13, 2019

Under Article 98 OF UNCLOS, Master has a legal duty to proceed with all possible speed to render assistance to…

General Average
Merchant Shipping

General Average

adminDecember 13, 2019December 13, 2019

General Average (GA) “Extraordinary sacrifice made voluntarily and prudently, to save a common maritime adventure from imminent peril,” is GA…

HAGUE, HAGUE VISBY, HAMBURG AND ROTTERDAM RULES
Merchant Shipping

HAGUE, HAGUE VISBY, HAMBURG AND ROTTERDAM RULES

adminDecember 1, 2019December 1, 2019

The Hague Rules of 1924 (formally the “International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading,…

Delivering Cargo At Discharge Port                      (Bill Of Lading)
Merchant Shipping

Delivering Cargo At Discharge Port (Bill Of Lading)

adminNovember 24, 2019November 24, 2019

The master can deliver the cargo to the holder of a ‘bearer’ bill of lading . If a bill of…

Charter Parties
Merchant Shipping

Charter Parties

adminNovember 24, 2019November 24, 2019

Charter Party (C/P) :  A C/P is defined as a contract between a ship-owner and charterers for the use of…

Demurrage
Merchant Shipping

Demurrage

adminNovember 24, 2019November 24, 2019

General Principles (a) Freight No discussion on the subject of demurrage would be complete without a few words on the subject…

Bill Of Lading
Merchant Shipping

Bill Of Lading

adminNovember 23, 2019November 23, 2019

Bill of Lading : Functions of Bill of Lading  : 1. Document of title – whoever holds the B/L is the Owner of…

Requirement and significance of Bill of Lading Clauses
Merchant Shipping

Requirement and significance of Bill of Lading Clauses

adminNovember 22, 2019February 19, 2020

Everyone involved in the shipping and freight industry would have come across various clauses and stamps on a Bill of…

Note Of Protest
Merchant Shipping

Note Of Protest

adminNovember 21, 2019February 19, 2020

Noting Protest Noting protest may help resist cargo loss or damage claims on the owner. A protest is a solemn…

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