SCMA

An Arbitration Platform
for the Maritime Ecosystem

The SCMA provides a framework for maritime arbitration
specifically tailored to the needs of the maritime community.
Since our inception in 2009, our users hail from all sectors
of the maritime community. All sectors of the maritime
community are treated equally as all sectors are users of SCMA.

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COST
EFFECTIVENESS

No filing, administration, or management fees. Parties are
free to negotiate and agree an arbitrator’s fee.

DISTINGUISHED
PANEL OF
MARITIME EXPERTISE

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FLEXIBILITY

Our model means that disputants are given all the tools they need to self-administer their arbitration with the option of services provided by SCMA’s dedicated Secretariat.

ROBUST, SPECIALIZED
RULES

Responsive to the needs of its users. Specialized procedures for bunker claims, collisions, and other smaller disputes. Arb-med-arb protocol available.

EASE OF USE

SCMA and Singapore are the default choices for dispute resolution under the Singapore Ship Sale Form and in the Singapore Standard Code of Practice for Bunkering. Also listed as one of the default choices for arbitration in BIMCO’s Law and Arbitration Clause 2020 and the NYPE Time Charter 2015. Parties are free to choose any governing law.

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