With the arrival of Level 1 in New Zealand and the move to recover from the effects of Covid-19 to the economy, the country seems to be returning to a relative state of normality, save that the borders remain closed except for very limited exceptions.
Read MoreThe High Court has ruled that Singaporean flagged vessel Umuroa (Grt 71,142) cannot disconnect the pipes linking the vessel to the oil wells in the Tui field off the coast of Taranaki on New Zealand’s east coast for the time being.
Read MoreThis was one of the questions recently asked in the Australian Federal Courts. The relevant Australian statute, The Admiralty Act 1988 allows claims to be brought against ships and in this case a warrant of arrest was issued against the Defendant, an ROV, the Saab Seaeye Leopard 1702.
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