It was almost midnight when the Fouler ploughed into New Zealand's exclusive economic zone, destined for the port of Auckland. The Liberian flagged super-tanker had departed Ras Tanura, with its Filipino crew several weeks earlier. Laden with crude oil, it posed a serious danger to New ...
Does the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (NZ) Effectively Inhibit Marine Pollution It was almost midnight when the Fouler ploughed into New Zealand's exclusive economic zone, destined for the port of Auckland. The Liberian flagged super-tanker had departed Ras Tanura, with its Filipino crew several we...
This article discusses the interaction between New Zealand's marine pollution liability regime, which is divided between the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (MTA), and the country's maritime limitation of liability regime. The former encompasses both criminal ...
GENCON form was to transport scrap metal from Venezuela to Turkey. No loading occurred, and the charter was canceled. The dispute centered on Owners’ claim for damages due to the fixture’s cancellation and Charterers’ counter that Owners did not act in good faith to secure substitute ...
21. PACKAGE LIMITATION AND DECLARATION OF VALUE (a) The liability of the Carrier and/or the Vessel for any loss or damage to the Goods or in connection therewith shall in no event exceed the per package limitation contained in the Hague-Visby Rules. ...
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There are different limitation rules for carriage of goods by road, which from time to time leads to disputes as to whether the NMC or the Norwegian Road Carriage Act apply to a particular cargo damage in a multimodal transport, see e.g. Supreme Court judgment ND-2019-9 (Norrland I). ...
It is widely quoted that 80 per cent of transport accidents are due to human error. It is the human element on board ship that can either provide the skills that may prevent a disaster, or the frailty or plain lack of competence that can cause one. And, while the capability, complexity...
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Turning to the international domain, maritime transport, as a par excellence international activity, requires a free and stable global regulatory framework guaranteeing the unrestricted and non-discriminatory access of vessels to the worldwide movement of cargoes, in conditions of fair competition. ...