Cases

Key Word: Civil；Application for Recognition and Enforcement of a Hong Kong Arbitral Award；Insolvency；Suspension of Review；Enforceability of the Award Fact: In August 2022, a Philippine shipping company (hereinafter "Applicant") entered into a Shipbuilding and Sale Contract with a Nantong-based shipbuilding company (hereinafter "Respondent"), pursuant to which the Respondent was commissioned to construct two 3,000-ton transport barges. The contract provided that any disputes arising thereunder be submitted to arbitral proceedings administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (hereinafter HKIAC). After the vessels were substantially completed, a dispute arose between the parties concerning the progress of payment for sea trial costs.

Keywords: Personal injury compensation; Step‑by‑step mediation; One‑stop maritime dispute resolution center; Advance payment; Foreign‑related Facts: On 1 September 2022, while a foreign vessel was discharging cargo at a wharf company's terminal, two stevedores, Mr. Wang and Mr. Ding, entered the cargo hold for tallying and fell unconscious. Both died after resuscitation failed. Mr. Wang was an employee of Stevedoring Company A, and Mr. Ding was an employee of Stevedoring Company B.

Key Word: Right of subrogation; Ship agency; Identification of the principal; Multi‑layered charterparty Facts: On February 20, 2013, a Japanese steamship company (hereinafter “Steamship Company”) procured a vessel liability insurance policy from a Japanese insurance company (hereinafter “Insurance Company”), with the policy stipulated that Japanese law shall govern. After the Steamship Company time-chartered the vessel K from a shipping company (hereinafter “Shipping Company”), the vessel was sub-time-chartered to Lianmou Company (hereinafter “Charterer”).

—— BOA BARGES AS vs. Nanjing Yichun Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Dispute over International Shipbuilding Contract Key Word： Foreign-related shipbuilding contract; Change of dispute resolution; Pandemic impact; Deferred notarization/authentication; Online mediation Case Summary: On April 18, 2007, Norwegian shipowner BOA OFFSHORE AS, ordered ships from Nanjing Yichun Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and signed three Semi-Submersible Heavy-duty Deck Barge

——Yangzhou Ship Trading Co., Ltd. and Yizheng Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. v. Singapore S Pte. Ltd. Key Word：Realization of possessory lien; Special procedure; Judicial sale of barges; Priority payment; Temporary foreign registration Facts： Applicants Yangzhou Ship Trading Co., Ltd (hereinafter “Trading Company”) and Yizheng Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Shipbuilding Company”), as co-builders, entered into two

Key Word：Arbitration-related preservation; Ship arrest; Facilitating award compliance; Jurisdiction clause change Facts： In August 2021, Liberia S Shipping And Trading Ltd.(hereinafter “S Shipping”) and HK F Marine Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “F Marine”) entered into a voyage charter party. Subsequently, a dispute arose between the two parties concerning off-hire issues during the charter period, which was submitted to arbitration in London, England in accordance with the Rules of London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA). In January 2023