Industry: Transport services

The Singapore Court of Appeal has restrained a cargo owner from pursuing a US$269 million litigation in Indonesia over a ship collision, while clarifying how courts should approach requests for anti-suit injunctions based on an arbitration clause.

25 November 2024

An Egyptian car manufacturer has filed a US$24 million treaty claim against Algeria over “severe damage and losses” allegedly caused by government measures.    

07 December 2022

A Canadian bank has brought an ICSID claim against Peru over a nearly 15-year long tax dispute, as a contractor turns to new counsel to challenge an award in a separate dispute with the Andean state. 

25 November 2022

The Hague Court of Appeal has enforced a US$105 million ICC award against an Iraqi state entity over the construction of the longest sea wall in the world, after rejecting its state immunity defence.

21 November 2022

A divided UNCITRAL tribunal dismissed the bulk of a Singaporean investor’s US$227 million treaty claim against Mexico relating to the seizure of vessels during a fraud probe, a newly published ICSID award reveals.

12 May 2022

French rail transport group Alstom has launched an ICC claim against Canadian jet manufacturer Bombardier over a €4.4 billion acquisition that closed last year.

26 April 2022

An operator at a Montevideo port has warned of a potential investment treaty claim against Uruguay after the state reached a settlement with a rival company to avert a threatened US$1.5 billion ICSID claim. 

14 April 2022

A tribunal at German arbitral institution DIS has found Germany liable for cancelling a contract to build and operate a car passenger toll system but has still to rule on a consortium’s claim for €560 million in compensation.

29 March 2022

Spanish construction company Acciona is reportedly considering international arbitration against the United Arab Emirates over cost overruns on a billion-dollar project to expand the Dubai metro.

04 February 2022

A tribunal is in place to hear an US$800 million railway-related claim against Kenya and Uganda after the states rejected a proposal to have the dispute heard by a five-member panel.

10 November 2021