Legal & Insurance

  • Nowhere to hide

    HFW's Sally Buckley explains that the knock-on effects of piracy could affect many ports 21 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Nuisance neighbours

    HFW’s Matthew Gore looks at the legal obligations of ports in relation to their local residents 11 Nov 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Competing concerns

    The shipping industry is coming under increasing legal scrutiny, advises HFW's Simon Burden 30 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Prudent reserves policy pays off

    The TT Club made a modest operating loss in 2010, which chairman Knud Pontoppidan said was a satisfactory result, for a mutual and in the light of market conditions. 22 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Claims under control

    TT Club's Charles Fenton tells James Brewer how the insurer has steered its way through the financial shoals 21 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy

  • On whose authorisation?

    International sanctions pose a threat to worldwide ports and terminals. HFW's Daniel Martin explains 02 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy

  • A little incentive

    HFW's Anthony Woolich and Simon Burden explain how the UK Bribery Act has global implications 22 Aug 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Repeat after me

    The message isn't getting through on the same old insurance risks, as Felicity Landon finds out 22 Jul 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Putting out the fire

    The TT Club says it continues to see equipment fires all too regularly and often it comes down to hydraulic or fuel hoses – either they are improperly routed around the engine block, or they are leaking on to the engine block. 27 May 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Check the competition smallprint

    Many agreements between terminal operators and users may contain exclusivity provisions but these do not, themselves have as their object the restriction of competition; they must be examined in their legal, factual and economic context in order to determine whether they have such an effect. 16 Mar 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Dealing in the exclusive

    HFW's Anthony Woolich and Matthew Gore discusses the merits of signing exclusivity deals 14 Mar 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Know your limits

    Business interruption policies often contain sub-limits, which can have an important impact on coverage. Port and terminal operators should check to see which sub-limits apply to their policies to make sure they have the cover they expect. Examples of issues that arise include: 28 Jan 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Bridging the gap

    HFW's Costas Frangeskides discusses the important aspects of property and business interruption cover 27 Jan 2011 - Port Strategy

  • Benefits add up for ports heading down OPS route

    carbon side story 08 Nov 2010 - Port Strategy

  • Carbon control

    Brian Gordon, of Holman Fenwick Willan, asks whether carbon funding can open the door for port emissions reduction projects 08 Nov 2010 - Port Strategy


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