Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

This was an application to amend a defence. A dispute had arisen out of cargo shipped aboard Kyoan Maru . The cargo did not arrive and the cargo insurers instructed solicitors to investigate, as a result of which a writ was issued on behalf of the..

This appeal arose out of the destruction by fire of the respondent’s factory. The parties had entered into a contract by which the appellants were to provide a security service at the factory. An employee of the respondents, while making a..

A vessel’s next open position was Vietnam. It was agreed that the vessel was to be at the disposal of the charterers at arrival sea pilot Taichung, any time day/night Shinc, Charterers’ option loading Bangkok with delivery 72 hours after..

A policy of marine insurance, issued by the appellants, included cover in respect of “perils of the sea”. Shortly after leaving port the ship sank in a sea which, though subject to a considerable swell, was calm. The appellants alleged..

Judge Griesa held the shipowner not entitled to limitation of liability for damages resulting fromthe foundering of the Argo Merchant on shoals 50 miles off Nantucket before Christmas 1976. This case does not present problems with..

The essence of the dispute before the Panel concerned itself with a prospective sale of a vessel and the question of whether the sale could be made free of an existing 10-year time charter. As the vessel was rapidly approaching the conclusion of its..

A recent arbitration decision in New York dealt with an interpretation of a hire payment clause providing for “rates payable in German Marks” and Charterer’s allegation that its obligation to pay hire at an agreed dollar rate by..