Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Whether vessel “in every way fitted for the voyage” – Whether vessel had adequate mooring facilities for loading installation

Arbitration – Time bar – Voyage charter arbitration clause providing that any claims had to be made in writing within three months of final discharge – No cargo in fact loaded – Owners not making claim in writing until more than three months after termination of charter – Whether claim time-barred

Carriage of goods by sea – Package limitation – Hague-Visby Rules compulsorily applicable on basis that country of shipment was a Hague-Visby state – Clause paramount in bills of lading referring to “Hague Rules 1924 as enacted in the country of shipment” – Whether reference to Hague Rules or Hague-Visby Rules – Whether parties agreed on original Hague Rules limitation figure of £100 gold value