Laura Crawford and Jon Chesman wrote an article in November 2016 commenting on Hanjin Shipping Co’s filing for bankruptcy protection in the Seoul Central District Court and applications for temporary protection in the US. See Stormy Waters for the Shipping Industry Jon Chesman has been quoted in a further article about Hanjin Shipping Co written by Tom … Continue Reading
The shipping industry was recently in the headlines when on 31 August 2016 Hanjin Shipping Co filed for bankruptcy protection in the Seoul Central District Court. Hanjin was South Korea’s biggest container carrier and the seventh largest in the world. Upon obtaining bankruptcy protection, 66 of its ships containing an estimated $14.5bn of cargo were left … Continue Reading
The English Court has agreed to lift the automatic stay on proceedings under the Cross Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 (“CBIR”) against STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co Ltd (“STX”) which had entered into rehabilitation proceedings in Korea. Facts STX had guaranteed to Ronelp Marine Limited and others (“Claimants”) the performance of a subsidiary (Dallan) in relation to … Continue Reading
