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OIL AND WATER DON’T MIX

March 14, 2024

By Daniel Nancoo Just over a month ago, a barge (still unidentified and unclaimed) mysteriously capsized off the coast of Tobago spilling over 420,000 gallons of oil into the Caribbean

Shipbuilding: Contract Considerations for an Emerging Industry

June 5, 2022

Some 11 billion tons of goods are estimated to be transported by ship each year around the world. Trinidad and Tobago, located at the southern base of the Caribbean, is

2021 Legal Year in Review

December 21, 2021

M. Hamel-Smith & Co. is pleased to share our 2021 Legal Year in Review. We wish our valued clients and colleagues Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

SHIP AHOY! MARITIME CLAIMS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO ARREST A SHIP

December 10, 2020

Do you know that a ship can be arrested? If a person or an entity has a claim against a shipowner, that person or entity (a Claimant) may be entitled

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