Hong Kong: Marine/ Shipping

The Hong Kong Convention, adopted at a 2009 diplomatic conference in Hong Kong, will enter into force on June 26, 2025.

A new method of dismantling ships, utilising the same waterjet technology currently used by bomb disposal experts, is expected to enter the ship recycling space in the coming months.

Climate change, as evidenced by extreme events such as heatwaves, droughts and floods, left its mark on every continent in 2022, and has already affected billions

Reported cases involving bareboat charters are rare. The recent English Court of Appeal decision in Ark Shipping Company LLC v. Silverburn Shipping (IOM) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1161 (The "Arctic" )

The Greater Bay Area ("GBA") is China's ambitious plan to integrate Hong Kong and Macau with nine urban areas in the neighbouring province of Guangdong.

It is well known that since the global financial crisis of 2008-09 and the ensuing recession, the shipping industry has suffered heavily from overcapacity of ships and insufficient demand for cargoes, leading to downward pressure on vessel values and earnings.

In the recent case of "Birnam Ltd v. The Owners of the Ship or Vessel Hong Ming", the Hong Kong Courts set aside a Warrant of Arrest obtained by the Buyers under a sale and purchase agreement.

The current difficulties in the shipping markets have re-focussed attention on mortgage enforcement.

The Hong Kong Shipping Register is currently one of the top registers in the world and has attracted significant international tonnage.