Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The owners claimed that deductions made from hire by time charterers were unjustified and sought an interim award from arbitrators for whatever minimum sum might be found due, before redelivery had taken place. Such an award was made. The charterers..

This was an appeal from a decision of the High Court of Australia ([1979] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 298). The action had been brought by the respondent consignees in respect of cargo shipped on the New York Star . In accordance with the normal practice..

The appellants, ITF, had prevented the respondent owners’ ship from leaving port until the owners complied with their demands which included payment of U.S. $8,000, part of which was allocated to the union’s welfare fund. The owners..

Under a charter-party on the New York Produce Exchange form the Lancaster was chartered to the plaintiffs by the first defendants. Hire was payable monthly in advance. Clause 18 provided that the charterers were to have a lien on the ship for all..

A claim for the total loss of cargo on board the Golden Leader which stranded and sank came before the Court on a special case stated by an arbitrator. The question for decision was whether the owners were liable for the loss of the cargo, assuming..

The owners claimed from the charterers in respect of extra berthage dues arising from extra delay to their vessel because of a dispute between the charterers and the consignees of cargo. Laytime at the discharge port expired on December 7, thereupon..