London School of Shipping Lecturer Appointment
WQW congratulate Ed Woollam on his appointment as a lecturer at the new London School of Shipping evening school in their Ship Finance...
Contract ambiguity – When Part I and Part II collide
It’s not often that I end up reading US appeal Court judgments, but there was an article in the Law Society Gazette last month which...
A renaissance of the UK flag?
“…do not be carried away by success into demanding more than is right or prudent.” Winston Churchill 1919 On the 15th of November the...
M/S ‘New Flamenco’ – Have your cake and eat it?
Picture this scenario – you charter a cruise ship. It’s all going well, so you decide to extend the charter period by a further 2 years,...
MCA – HS-OSC Code – a well-timed step forward for the offshore wind farm industry
On 9th May 2017, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency published the result of its consultation on a new Code for High Speed Offshore Service...
The UK Ship Register – revisiting some old debates
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under...