EDITORIAL

P&I insurance – third parties and the ‘pay to be paid’ condition
DRT

ANALYSIS OF RECENT CASES AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS

Joinder of a foreign person in admiralty proceedings
BULAT KARIMOV
Minmetals Logistics Zhejiang Co Ltd v The Owners and Underwriters of the MV Smart (The Smart)
[2024] ZASCA 129, 2025 (1) SA 392 (SCA)

Must carriers cross-check shipper-declared container weights against verified gross mass (VGM)?
MUSTAFA YILMAZ
Stournaras Stylianos Monoprosopi EPE v Maersk A/S (The Maersk Klaipeda)
[2024] EWHC 2494 (Comm)

ARTICLES
Ships, sanctions and sovereignty: legal fault lines in US–Iranian maritime confrontations
DANIEL GUNDUZ
Executive Articles Editor,
New York International Law Review

This article examines the legal and geopolitical tensions underlying recent maritime vessel seizures between the United States and Iran. The seizure of the Advantage Sweet in April 2023 was followed by a cascade of legal confusion and diplomatic condemnations that exposed a systematic failure at the heart of maritime law. The author proposes the creation of a neutral tribunal to adjudicate maritime seizure disputes and uphold navigational freedoms.

Decarbonising shipping: the EU’s regulatory approach to climate neutrality and maritime energy transition
LEONIDAS SOTIROPOULOS
European University Cyprus

This article examines the ‘Fit for 55’ package, the EU-ETS and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation, exploring the balance of operational efficiency with regulatory compliance, analysing EU taxonomy and IMO standards and offers recommendations to align shipping with EU climate goals.

The culpability of Somali piracy facilitators and ransom dealers under UNCLOS and international law
ADEMUNI-ODEKE
University of Ankara

This article examines the culpability of various pirate actors under Article 101 of UNCLOS and international law for facilitating piracy and funding, profiting from and disbursing piracy ransom payments. With the aid of American, British and European Court decisions, the author examines the extent of the legal and logistical culpability of these international masterminds, financiers, insurers, bankers, organised criminals.

BOOK REVIEWS
The Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the International Maritime Organization
Laura Carballo Piñeiro, Maximo Q Mejia Jr (eds)

Arbitration Clauses in Maritime Contracts
Eleni Magklasi

Index of cases

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