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.



NEWS AND EVENTS
9Jan
Perspectives Seminar 2/2024: Alleging a Conspiracy to use unlawful means
10Jan
Perspectives Seminar 1/2024: Future of English Arbitration Reform v. SG Approach
31Aug
Singapore Convention Week 2023: Unfolding Conversations
28Jun
SCMA Perspectives Seminar: Bills of Lading & Title to Sue
26Apr
SCMA Conference 2023 (26 Apr 10am - 5.15pm)
11May
SCMA Conference 2023 (photos from the conference)
WHY SCMA
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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