Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiffs claimed $42 million against the defendants (a company registered in Panama not carrying on business within the jurisdiction) said to be due to the plaintiffs upon an overdraft repayable on demand. On Apr. 28, 1980 the Court of Appeal..

A telex transferring a monthly hire payment under a New York Produce Exchange form from an intermediate Italian bank to the owners’ bank read: Pay without expenses for U.S.$ . . . as per order of Christiana Bank . . . for account of A/S Awilco..

Defendant cargo owners chartered a vessel to carry wheat. The vessel stranded on a reef in the South China Seas and a Lloyd’s Standard Form of Salvage was signed. Parcels of wheat were salved between Feb. 10 and Apr. 20 and stored in Manila...

The owners claimed for balance of demurrage, the issue between the parties being whether or not the time used moving from the anchorage off Southend, to the berth at Tilbury, should count as laytime; because of the weekend period coming up much more..

The shipper of sulphur dichloride was held liable for carrier’s expenses proximately caused by the improper stowage, by the shipper, in a container belonging to the carrier. The trial determined issues of liability only, damages to be assessed..