We are delighted to release the seventh edition of 'Quadrant on Shipping'. Poonam Melwani KC, Head of Chambers, provides the editorial, and our barristers round up key cases in the shipping sector over the last year into this one publication. The quality, breadth and depth of shipping work that Quadrant undertakes with our clients is reflected in the articles in this edition, which we hope you will find helpful and interesting.

We also preview London International Shipping Week, which is now only a week away. We are very proud to continue our support of LISW, and are hosting multiple events during the week. The events are all listed in the links below and included in the preview. We look forward to seeing you throughout the week. See the related events on the right hand side of this page. 

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Content:

• Shipping - A Year in Review
• The Taikoo Brilliance [2025] EWHC 1878 (Comm)
• London International Shipping Week
• The Article III Rule 6 Time Bar Applies to Breaches After Discharge Under BOTH the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules - FIMBank Plc v KCH Shipping Co. Ltd (The Giant Ace) [2024] UKSC 38
• RUBYMAR. Asymmetric Jurisdiction Clauses, the Hague Convention and Parallel Proceedings - Berytus Insurance & Reinsurance v. Golden Adventure Shipping [2025] EWHC 664 (Comm), The Rubymar.
• Limitation in the Supreme Court: No Qualification on “Claims” - MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co KG MS (The “MSC Flaminia”) [2025] UKSC 14
• Court interprets “Affected Area” Under the BIMCO Infectious or Contagious Diseases Clause for Time Charter Parties 2015 - Bunge S.A v Pan Ocean Co. Ltd. (The “Sagar Ratan”) [2025] EWHC 
  193 (Admiralty)
• Avoiding a Head-On Collision - (it is not just about the side lights) - KIVELI c/w AFINA I - Monford Management Limited v Afina Navigation Limited [2025] EWHC 1210 (Admiralty)
• Tonnage Limitation & Res Judicata: the Right to Limit is a Cause of Action; and Declarations Mean What They Say - Réseau de Transport d’Électricité v Costain Ltd & Others [2025] EWHC 73 (Admlty)
• “Paramount” Means “Paramount”: Contracting Out of the Hague Rules Time Bar (or not) - The Alion (Tanga Pharmaceuticals Plastics Limited and others v Emirates Shipping Line FZE [2025] EWHC 368 (Comm))
• Port Charges and Statutory Interpretation - Port of Sheerness Limited v Swire Shipping Pte Limited [2025] EWHC 7 (Admlty)
• Enforceability of Himalaya Clause and Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause by Carrier’s Subcontractor - Maersk Guinea-Bissau SARL v Almar-Hum Bubacar Balde SARL [2024] LMLN 2/8/24; [2024] EWHC 993 (Comm)
• Anti-Suits and Rights of Third Parties - Manta Penyez Shipping Inc and another v Zuhoor Alsaeed Foodstuff Company [2025] EWHC 353 (Comm)
• Who Has the Right to Limit? - SEA Consortium Pte Ltd v Bengal Tiger Line Pte Ltd (The X-Press Pearl) [2024] EWHC 3174 (Admlty)
• Sanctions at Sea: Court Considers Risks of US Prosecution When Ordering Sale of Cargo - O v C [2025] 1 All ER (Comm) 977
• Damages for Cancellation under SALEFORM 2012: Orion Shipping and Trading Ltd v Great Asia Maritime Limited - Orion Shipping and Trading Ltd v Great Asia Maritime Ltd [2024] EWHC 2075 (Comm)
• Overlapping Arbitration Clauses: CAFI v. GTCS Trading - CAFI v. GTCS Trading DMCC [2025] EWHC 1350 (Comm)
• Discrepancies in Weight: A Novel Duty of Care to Consignees - Stournaras Stylianos Monoprosopi EPE v Maersk A/S [2024] EWHC 2494 (Comm)
• Can a Party Recover Substantial Damages for a Loss That, in Fact, They Could or Would Not Have Suffered? Hapag-Lloyd AG v Skyros [2024] EWHC 3139 (Comm)