Hull & Machinery
Γενική Αβαρία
Γενικά με τον όρο αβαρία, ή γενική αβαρία (general average) χαρακτηρίζεται οποιαδήποτε εκούσια θυσία μικρότερου συμφέροντος προς διάσωση σαφώς μεγαλυτέρου. Ο διεθνής σήμερα, όρος αβαρία που προέρχεται από την ιταλική λέξη «avaria», αποτελεί όρο του Ναυτικού Δικαίου που απαντάται κυρίως στις θαλάσσιες μεταφορές, όπου κατά τη διεξαγωγή τους πολλές φορές καθίσταται αναγκαία, λόγω εκτάκτων καταστάσεων, [...]
Disclosed Material Facts
MIA 1906 s 39 Commercial Court rejects attempt by an insurer to avoid a policy on the grounds of failure on the part of the insured to disclose material facts The Defendant Insurers alleged that the Claimant Insured was not entitled to claim under the policy due to (a) material non-disclosure and (b) a breach [...]
Dangerous Goods
An important Case Study At 21.00 on Wednesday 7 July 2010, while off Port Klang, Malaysia, the Master of the 8,000 TEU containership, M/V “CHARLOTTE MAERSK”, reported a fire on the foredeck of the vessel. The vessel and her cargo were badly damaged by the fire which reached 1,000º C in some places. Around 150 [...]
“piracy likely to boost rates”
Cargo ships navigating in Indian Ocean will have to pay higher premiums for war risk covers as marine insurers are expanding the exclusion zone for such policies because of widening pirate attacks in recent weeks. This could potentially raise shipping costs as the expansion would bring the entire ocean under the exclusion zone, and with [...]