OGHIAANOUS KHOROUSHAN SHIPPING LINES CO. OF KISH v Owner of the vessel(s) TINA I (IMO No. 9267156)

[2024] SGHCR 12 High Court Registrar 1 November 2024 HC/ADM 87/2022 ( HC/SUM 2279/2024 ) 22 min read

8 cases cited

Key facts

Court	High Court Registrar
Decided	1 November 2024
Judge	Navin Anand
Charges / claim	Admiralty and Shipping
Counsel	Haridass Ho & Partners, Incisive Law LLC, Daniel Tan An Ye, Glenn Tennyson Ong, Lieu Kuok Poh, Loh Wai Yue, Tan Boon Yong Thomas

Source: [2024] SGHCR 12, High Court Registrar, decided 1 November 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Admiralty and Shipping — Practice and procedure of action in rem — Security

Practice Areas

Admiralty and Shipping

Judges (1)

Navin Anand Delivered

Counsel (7)

Haridass Ho & Partners Firm Incisive Law LLC Firm Daniel Tan An Ye Counsel Defendant Glenn Tennyson Ong Counsel Defendant Lieu Kuok Poh Counsel Claimant Loh Wai Yue Counsel Defendant Tan Boon Yong Thomas Counsel Claimant

Parties (2)

Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. of Kish Claimant Owner of the vessel “TINA I” Defendant

Case Significance

The "Tina I" [2024] SGHCR 12 was a decision of the General Division of the High Court (Admiralty in Rem No 87 of 2022, Summons No 2279 of 2024) delivered by AR Navin Anand on 1 November 2024. The claimant, Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. of Kish, and the defendant, the owner of the vessel "TINA I" (IMO No. 9267156), had agreed on the quantum of security and on the form of security through payment into court to avoid the arrest of the vessel, but were at an impasse over the inclusion of a sanctions clause. The clause would allow the defendant to refuse payment out to the claimant on the grounds of sanctions imposed by the United States of America. The defendant applied for the sanctions clause to be a term of the security, which the claimant resisted. AR Navin Anand framed the central issue as how, if at all, foreign sanctions should affect the provision of security to avoid the arrest of a vessel, referring to Steven Chong JCA's keynote address "Sanctions: Between a Rock and a Hard Place" at the Singapore Shipping Law Forum 2024 on 17 October 2024.

[2024] SGHCR 12 explained

OGHIAANOUS KHOROUSHAN SHIPPING LINES CO. OF KISH v Owner of the vessel(s) TINA I (IMO No. 9267156) ([2024] SGHCR 12) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court Registrar on 1 November 2024. It is categorised under Admiralty and Shipping. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2024] SGHCR 12 about?

OGHIAANOUS KHOROUSHAN SHIPPING LINES CO. OF KISH v Owner of the vessel(s) TINA I (IMO No. 9267156) ([2024] SGHCR 12) is a High Court Registrar decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Admiralty and Shipping — Practice and procedure of action in rem — Security”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

In this admiralty action in rem in the General Division of the High Court arising from a 2020 collision between the vessels "Shahraz" and "Tina I", the claimant (an Iranian-domiciled owner) and the Greek-incorporated defendant owner had agreed on the quantum and form of security but were at an impasse over the inclusion of a sanctions clause that would allow the defendant to refuse payment out on grounds of United States sanctions, given that the claimant and the "Shahraz" were on the US OFAC SDN List. Assistant Registrar Navin Anand declined to order inclusion of the sanctions clause, instead ordering that the defendant was at liberty to provide security by paying S$653,476.16 into court, without prejudice to its right to moderate the amount, and directed the parties to file written submissions on costs.

What was the central issue in The "Tina I" [2024] SGHCR 12?

AR Navin Anand considered how, if at all, foreign sanctions should affect the provision of security to avoid the arrest of a vessel. The parties had agreed on the quantum and form of security but disagreed over including a sanctions clause referencing United States sanctions.

Who were the parties in The "Tina I" [2024] SGHCR 12?

The claimant was Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. of Kish and the defendant was the owner of the vessel "TINA I" (IMO No. 9267156). AR Navin Anand delivered the decision on 1 November 2024 in Admiralty in Rem No 87 of 2022.

Cases Cited (8)

SLR (8)

[1992] 1 SLR(R) 941 [1993] 3 SLR(R) 242 [1993] 3 SLR(R) 905 [1999] 2 SLR(R) 793 [2001] 2 SLR(R) 157 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 491 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 994 [2015] 5 SLR 836