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Stranded Sailors Waited 28 Months for this Day

Fichte Legal — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 05:09:42 +0000

It was a fight for survival for the sailors who had to live on dwindling supplies of food and water. “Life in hell is over,” said a relieved Ayyappan Swaminathan as he planted his feet firmly on land for the first time in 28 months. Till a few weeks ago, land was a distant dream …

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Shipping Lawyers at Fichte and Co Finally Activated Arrest Documents to Rescue the Stranded Sailors

Fichte Legal — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 03:42:45 +0000

The first of seven ships abandoned at sea, with more than 30 crew on board, are being towed to shore after arrest warrants were served against a UAE firm. It is the beginning of the end of almost three years of misery for some seafarers, locked in limbo without pay as their employers faced financial …

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Is UAE Maritime Court in the Pipeline?

Jasmin Fichte — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:47:07 +0000

The UAE government has included the Transportation Sector as one of the major Industry sectors in their strategic vision and the FTA (Federal Transport Authority) has taken on the task to improve the maritime infrastructure. Areas of needed improvement have been identified such as the UAE Flag registry, Maritime Arbitration, Maritime Law, Maritime Academies and …

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