Statistics
Statistics and General Overview 3rd Q 2025
Statistics and Overview*
The third issue of the Maritime Law Journal in 2025 covers the period from July to September. We traditionally publish statistics on maritime disputes considered by commercial courts.
The Centre for Maritime Law at the National University of Singapore, in collaboration with Comité Maritime International, maintains a database of cases considered by courts in various jurisdictions where international maritime conventions are interpreted. Recently, this database has included cases examined by Russian courts. The database is available exclusively in English. Russian case summaries can be accessed via https://cmlcmidatabase.org/browse-by-jurisdiction. It is necessary to select the “Russia” field.
Cases in District Commercial Courts (Cassation Instance)
During the reporting period, the commercial courts of cassation considered 16 maritime cases, including three public law cases and 13 private law cases. Most public law cases concerned violations of technical regulations, while private law disputes mainly involved recovery under various contracts.
| The District Commercial Court | Categories of cases |
|---|---|
| Commercial Court of the Far Eastern District | 2 cases in total: – on recovery under the ship repair agreement; – on recovery under the bunker supply agreement. |
| Commercial Court of the North-Western District | 4 cases in total: – on recovery under the carriage of goods agreement (2); – on recovery of expenses for evacuation and repatriation of a crew member; – on recovery under the freight forwarding agreement. |
| Commercial Court of the North Caucasus District | 4 cases in total: – on recovery under time charter; – on challenging the administrative liability for violation of technical regulations; – on recovery under the maritime agency agreement (2). |
| Commercial Court of the Volga-Vyatka District | 2 cases in total: – on challenging the administrative liability on failure to obtain mandatory carrier’s civil liability insurance; – on recovery under the ship repair agreement. |
| Commercial Court of the Moscow District | 3 cases in total: – on recovery under time charter; – on recovery under the marine insurance agreement (2). |
| Commercial Court of the Central District | 1 case: – on challenging the administrative liability for violation of technical regulations. |
Cases in the Commercial Courts of Appeal
During the period under review, 36 cases were considered by the commercial courts of appeal, including four public law cases and 32 private law cases. In private law, most cases traditionally concerned recovery under various contracts, as well as disputes under carriage of goods and supply agreements.
| The Court of Appeal (CCA) | Categories of cases |
|---|---|
| 1st Commercial Court of Appeal (CCA) | 2 cases in total: – on the demurrage (2). |
| 4th CCA | 2 cases in total: – on recovery under time charter; – on recovery under the marine insurance agreement. |
| 5th CCA | 7 cases in total: – on recovery under time charter; – on challenging the administrative liability for violation of border crossing rules; – on recovery under the freight forwarding agreement; – on liability for vessel’s berth occupancy; – on recovery under the supply agreement; – on recovery under the charter agreement; – on recovery under the ship repair agreement. |
| 7th CCA | 1 case: – on challenging the report of a maritime accident investigation. |
| 8th CCA | 2 cases in total: – on the demurrage recovery; – on recovery under the carriage of goods by sea agreement. |
| 9th CCA | 6 cases in total: – on recovery under the carriage of goods by sea agreement; – on recovery for damage caused to a water body; – on recovery under the freight forwarding agreement; – on challenging the administrative liability for failure to obtain mandatory carrier’s civil liability insurance; – on recovery under the towing agreement (2). |
| 10th CCA | 1 case: – on recovery under time charter. |
| 11th CCA | 1 case: – on recovery under time charter. |
| 13th CCA | 6 cases in total: – on recovery of damages caused by vessel collision (2); – on recovery of damages caused by improper preparation of nautical charts; – on recovery under the freight forwarding agreement; – on the demurrage recovery; – on recovery under the maritime agency agreement. |
| 14th CCA | 4 cases in total: – on recovery under time charter; – on recovery under the maritime agency agreement; – on recovery of containers from unlawful possession; – on recovery under the carriage of goods agreement. |
| 15th CCA | 4 cases in total: – on recognition of ownership of a vessel; – on recovery under time charter; – on recovery for damage caused to a water body; – on recovery of damages for excessive vessel laytime from the Federal Customs Service. |
Cases in the Commercial Courts of Regions (First Instance)
During the period under review, 65 maritime cases were considered by the commercial courts of first instance. Of these, the majority – 53 cases – concerned private law matters, with the most common category being disputes on recovery under time charter. Among the 12 public law cases, the most frequent categories once again involved illegal border crossings and violations of technical regulations.
Conclusions
Thus, from July to September 2025, the commercial courts handled 117 maritime cases, of which 98 involved private law issues and 19 pertained to public law. Most private law cases centred on claims for recovery under various maritime contracts. In the realm of public law, the most common cases concerned breaches of technical regulations.
* The editor is Bulat Karimov, LLM, Researcher at the Centre for Maritime Law, National University of Singapore, head of Young RUMLA. Author – Valeria Pavlova, NAVICUS.LAW.