Delay Damages in Shipping and “Demurrage / Detention” Disputes: How They Arise, How They’re Calculated, and How to Win ThemDelay is the quiet profit-killer of maritime trade. A vessel arrives “almost” on time, cargo is “nearly” ready, paperwork is “about” to clear—and suddenly the bill contains a line item that dwarfs the freight: demurrage, detention, […]
Port State Control (PSC) is designed to keep substandard ships out of international trade lanes, protect life and property at sea, prevent pollution, and enforce minimum living/working conditions on board. In practice, however, a PSC inspection can quickly become a commercial crisis: a vessel is delayed, cargo misses its window, a charterparty chain starts issuing […]
The legal framework governing the protection and preservation of the marine environment represents one of the most sophisticated aspects of modern maritime law. Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the traditional absolute freedom of the high seas is curtailed by the necessity of environmental stewardship. Central to this […]
1. Law of the Sea: The Compass of Rules The law of the sea is one of the oldest branches of international law, governing the use of the oceans, the allocation of marine resources, and the safety of navigation. Its primary legal framework, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), […]
COLLISION IN MARITIME LAW (A Comprehensive Study on the Law of Ship Collisions) 1. Introduction With the development of maritime transportation, ship collisions at sea (“collisions”) have come to bear serious consequences both in terms of property and human life. For this reason, the issue of collision has been subjected to special regulations within maritime […]
Definition, Legal Nature, and Turkish Supreme Court Practice I. Introduction Maritime trade, an inherently international and high-risk sector carrying a significant portion of global trade volume, relies heavily on the charterparty (contract of carriage by sea) as one of its fundamental agreements. In the Turkish Commercial Code (Law No. 6102, “TCC”), maritime trade is regulated […]