Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The bills of lading contained an exclusive jurisdiction clause which provided for the contract to be governed by the law of the place where the carrier had his principal place of business, and disputes determined at that place. The shipowners’..

The vessel Eurus was chartered on the Asbatankvoy for a voyage to carry a minimum cargo of 122,000 metric tons of Forcados crude oil from Nigeria to a range of possible discharging ports. The charterers wanted loading to be completed in February..

The vessel Agamemnon was chartered on the Gencon form for a voyage from one good and safe berth Baton Rouge to one good and safe berth Brisbane with a cargo of uncoated steel pipes. The vessel arrived at the South West Pass at 2300 hours on 5..

While executing a routine turning manoeuvre in the Mississippi, the vessel Jalavihar was grounded, destroying her steering mechanism. The shipowners declared a general average event and demanded a general average contribution from the cargo owners...

The vessel was chartered on the Asbatankvoy form. The owners claimed demurrage. The charterers counterclaimed that the owners were in breach of charter in that they failed to give eta’s as required by the charter. The charterers said that in..