The Closure of the Suez Canal – Did It Make Performance of Shipping Contracts Impossible?

International Arbitration and Litigation attorney Katharine Menendez de la Cuesta wrote an article on the closure of the Suez Canal and its impact on performance of shipping contracts. In the United States, various factors such as the language of the contract and the type of goods on board of the vessel are accounted for when determining international disputes arising out of the closure of the Suez Canal in early 2021.

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