Maritime climate instruments do not prescribe conduct: they create a debt. The European allowance system requires surrenders, the FuelEU Regulation
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The registered owner is strictly liable, but the technical manager is no longer shielded and the time charterer bears a
Marine pollution: the six points that decide who pays, and how much Read Post »
Damage in port involves several potentially liable parties at once, the sea carrier, the stevedore, the freight forwarder and the
Port damage: who is liable, and how long do you have to act? Read Post »
France legislated before the International Maritime Organization. The Ordinance of 13 October 2021 inserted into the Transport Code the definitions
The party liable for carbon allowances is neither the ship nor the owner, but the shipping company within the meaning
A pollution incident triggers two parallel sets of proceedings. One, civil and treaty-based, channels compensation onto the registered owner. The
Marine pollution: the six points that decide who is prosecuted and what is at stake Read Post »
Damage occurring within the perimeter of a port is rarely settled like ordinary damage. There, the ship is manoeuvred by
Port liability: the six points that decide who pays for damage occurring within the port Read Post »
There is no autonomous “carbon tax” in French positive law. Two attempts at a specific tax were struck down by
Carbon tax: the six points that determine your legal exposure Read Post »
For practitioners of international trade, 1 July 2026 will remain a turning point. Not because a founding text was recast,
European customs reform 2026: the six points that determine your exposure to risk Read Post »
Choosing the Incoterm is half the work; drafting the contract around it is the other half. Our page on Incoterms
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