Shipowners and Carriers: Proceed with reasonable despatch or face arrest

Even when steaming time is without guarantee, a vessel is at risk of being arrested in respect of costs and damages if it does not proceed with reasonable dispatch. The judge considered that for the purpose of the arrest of a seagoing vessel, an arrest judge does not need to investigate whether the shipowner is a co-debtor.(1)



Endnote
(1) MV Janne Scan, Antwerp, October 13 2011, unreported

Source: Kegels & Co