A party sued its alleged counterpart on the basis of non- performance of an agreement to enter into a contractfor the transfer of a vessel. The agreement to contract was in the frame of an informal arrangementthat the suing party, which was due fees, would instead receive ownership of the vessel under question. The Court […]
A master terminated his employment contract due to non-payment of his salary. Meanwhile, the vessel had been transferred to another company controlled by the same interests, with the transfer not having been revealed to the master. The latter sued the new shipowner, for the total wages due, and for those under the previous ownership. The […]
A seafarer was employed onboard a vessel for an indefinite time and was dismissed after two years.Dismissal took place in a Greek port, and accordingly his dismissal remuneration would amount to his15 days salary. For the calculation of such salary, various allowances are taken into account, together with the basicsalary. Overtime wages are also taken […]
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Sometime an office employee is “loaned” by his / her initial employer to another company, owning a vessel, to work as seafarer. Should a labour accident occur onboard during the ‘loan’ period, certain issues may arise: In princi- ple, the injured party is entitled to the remuneration under law 551/1915, which provides for a limited […]
HOW BAHAS, GRAMATIDIS & PARTNERS ASSISTS FOREIGN CLIENTS TO OBTAIN THE GOLDEN RESIDENCE PERMIT BAHAS, GRAMATIDIS & PARTNERS announced the establishment of a new separate Unit to deal with the Golden Visa Project of the Greek government. Having an impressive for the Greek standards track record of at least 250 transactions annually, the firm decided […]
Following the lively Posidonia 2014 most of us summarise and consolidate thoughts and considerations aimed at the efficient way of carrying out activity related to the maritime industry, based on the views picked up. One of the focus areas for owners and companies is the flag their vessels fly. And of course the Greek shipping community is an important potential customer for the jurisdictions which offer shipregistry services. Flag forum shopping has lately been enhanced, as Greek […]
A vessel was sold at auction; when the new owner wanted to have her sail from her moorings, the portauthority refused to grant permission, because the vessel owed port dues dating back to the periodbefore the current owner became the successful bidder, and until the scheduled sailing date.Port dues are vested with a maritime lien; […]
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A supplier of bunkers had provided bunkers and lubes to a vessel owned by a Liberian company andmanaged by another Liberian company. Administration of both manager and ship-owner was conductedin Piraeus. The manager had sought to be established in Greece under Law 89, however such establishmentnever materialised because a letter of guarantee had never been […]