What is the difference between an oil rig and an oil platform?

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You often hear reference to oil rigs and platforms, and sometimes people will say, that wasn't a platform, it was a rig; or the opposite...

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Remember that UKSTC is not upheld in Australia!

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The UK Standard Conditions for Towage and Other Services (UKSTC) is probably the world's most popular towage agreement. The 1986 version...

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Beware Collision Time Bars: the "SB Seaguard" Case

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Most maritime countries in the world apply a two year time bar to collision claims (by virtue of some form of ratification to the Brussels C...

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A Beginners' Guide to Sailing

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Learning to sail is one of the best ways to familiarise yourself with the basics of operating a vessel on water. Many of the terms draw acro...

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A Brief Guide to Liquidated Damages

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We often receive queries from readers at the Shipping Law Blog, and today we received one from a non-lawyer, who had been asked to confirm w...

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A Visual Guide to Tug Boat Types

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Tugboats are one of the most easily recognised of all vessel types, and have found a popular place in the public's eyes, even appearing ...

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Emerging Incident: Sinking of the fishing trawler "Dalniy Vostok" in Russia (1 April 2015)

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A large Russian fish factory, the "Dalniy Vostok", sank off the remote east coast of Russia on Wednesday 1 April 2015, resulting i...

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