本案属于典型的国际航运期租合同租金追偿纠纷，涉案金额约85000美元，适用伦敦海事小额仲裁程序。案件双方主体均为香港注册企业，实际经营业务均落地内地。案涉租约明确约定纠纷准据法为英国法，争议管辖机构为伦敦海事仲裁庭，并适用小额仲裁一裁终审规则。本案维权周期自2023年5月船东正式报案起，至2026年5月全部执行回款完毕，历时近三年。本次案件全程依托抗辩险（FD&D）服务体系开展，由ALCO统筹安排，联动船东互保协会、英国仲裁律师及内地海事专业律师，完整完成商事催收、伦敦仲裁、香港执行评估、内地司法承认与执行全链条服务，最终实现船东全部债权全额回收，是航运企业利用抗辩险解决跨境租约纠纷、落地胜诉权益的具有代表性的参考案例。
详细信息请参阅附件。
(FD&D) Defence Insurance Services and Coverage : a case sharing of recovery from the charter hire disputes
This case is a classical international shipping of time charter dispute for the outstanding hire payment of some US$85,000, and was handled through the LMAA Small Claims Procedure (“SCP”). Both parties are Hong Kong-registered companies with their actual business operations based in mainland China. The Charterparty explicitly stipulated that the governing law for any dispute was English law, and the jurisdiction of LMAA in London (with SCP applied). The case lasted nearly three years, from the start of the Owners’ claims notice in May 2023 to the full recovery of the outstanding hire in May 2026. The entire process involves the FD&D (Freight, Demurrage & Defence) service system, coordinated by ALCO, and with the P&I Club, and the English lawyers in HK, and Chinese lawyers in mainland China. This comprehensive service encompassed commercial collection, London arbitration, Hong Kong enforcement assessment, and mainland judicial recognition and enforcement, ultimately resulting in the full recovery of the Owners’ claims. This case serves as a representative example of shipping companies utilizing FD&D insurance to resolve cross-border CP disputes and secure their legal rights.
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