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OUTDATED? 31 October 2013

Presentation by Gerald Yee, Partner, Head,

Shipping and Admiralty Practice Group, Dispute

Resolution Practice Group, Colin Ng & Partners

LLP

Tel: +65 6349 8733 Fax: +65 6438 3016

Email: gyee@cnplaw.com

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SOMETHING OLD

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Safety and Environment

A comparison of containerised liners and

dry bulk carriers

Reforms

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Regulations affecting

Commercial Operations and

Practices

A comparison of containerised liners and

dry bulk carriers

Reforms

Bilater al cargo access regulations

Cabotage (liner shipping)

Others

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SOMETHING NEW

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Restructuring of China’s

Maritime Law Establishment of a Central Leading Small

Group on the Protection of Maritime

Interests in 2012

Restructuring the State Oceanic

Administration (SOA) and merge four

major maritime law enforcement forces

into one unified new China Coast Guard

Establishing a National Oceanic

Commission (NOC)

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Recent reform of German Law

Ship arrest

Owner’s liability for damages

Liability exclusions and the parties'

freedom of contract

Provisions on time and bareboat

charterparties

The “performing carrier”

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Recent reform of German Law

(continued) Shipper's liability for damages arising out

of false information on dangerous goods

or bad packaging

Limitation period for indemnity claims

Electronic bills of lading

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New agreements on

International Maritime

regulations International Convention on Civil Liability

for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage

(BUNKER)

International Convention on Standards of

Training, Certification and Watchkeeping

for Seafarers (STCW)

International Convention for the Control

and Management of Ships' Ballast Water

and Sediments (BWM)

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SOMETHING BORROWED

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The Rotterdam Rules and its

impact? Signed by 25 countries including the

United States

Ratified by 2 countries: Togo and Spain

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SOMETHING BLUE

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Projections for the Future –

Adoption of Proposed

Reforms

Restructuring of China’s maritime law

German maritime law

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