What would be the ranking of a new maritime lien for ship suppliers?
Currently in Canada, the ranking of maritime liens is based on common law, that is to say their ranking has evolved over the years through court judgments. As a result, recognized maritime liens, such as wages of masters and crew, salvage, damage (e.g. collisions) have a priority and rank ahead of mortgages. The ranking of a new maritime lien for ship suppliers would have to be assessed both in light of the current priority of other maritime liens and the particularities that exists in the ranking of a ship suppliers lien in the United States (considering the objective of parity in treatment between the claims of American and Canadian ship suppliers for unpaid invoices).[36] Sistership Arrest and Amendment to the English Version of subsection 43(8) of the Federal Courts Act Current Status In maritime law, the concept of “sistership arrest” relates to a situation where a legal action is taken against any vessel in the fleet of vessels belonging to the same owner as the vessel that actua
