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Bankers Trust International Ltd. v. Todd Shipyards Corporation - Lord Diplock, Lord Salmon, Lord Elwyn-Jones, Lord Scarman and Lord Lane - Privy Council - June 24, 1980
The appellants, an English bank, were the registered mortgagees of a British vessel, the Halcyon Isle
. The mortgage was registered on May 8, 1974. In March, 1974, the respondent ship repairers, Todd, carrying on business in New York State, carried..
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10 July 1980
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The Hollandia - Mr. Justice Sheen - Q.B. (Adm.Ct.) - June 26, 1980
An asphalt road finisher was shipped on a Dutch vessel from Leith in the United Kingdom. In the Netherlands it was transhipped on to a Norwegian vessel for on carriage to Bonaire. During discharge in Bonaire the finisher suffered severe damage..
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10 July 1980
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Bravo Maritime (Chartering) Est. v. Alsayed Abdullah Mohamed Baroom - Mr. Justice Mocatta - Q.B. - May 13, 1980
A dispute as to liability for demurrage arose out of a charter-party for six consecutive voyages.
Clause 8, a printed clause, provided:
Owners shall have a lien on the cargo for freight, dead freight, demurrage and damages for detention. Charterers..
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10 July 1980
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The Sanko Steamship Co. Ltd. v. The Shipping Corporation of India, Mr. John Selwyn and Mr. Clifford Clark - Lord Denning, M.R., Waller and Dunn, L.JJ. - C.A. - June 20, 1980
The Court of Appeal (Lord Denning, M.R., Waller and Dunn, L.JJ.) on June 20, 1980, unanimously approved the decisions of Mr. Justice Lloyd in The Sanko Steamship Co. Ltd. v
. The Shipping Corporation of India (See Issue No. 17 LMLN).
The Court held..
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10 July 1980
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The question at issue was whether or not the time waiting in the roads at Brest should count as laytime. The vessel arrived off Brest and anchored in the roads at 08 00 on Feb. 5; the roads were in the legal limits of the port; because of neap tides..
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10 July 1980
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China Ocean Shipping Co. v. South Australia - High Court of Australia
The owners, agents and master of the Wuzhou
brought a limitation action to limit their liability for damage caused by the vessel to port installations in South Australia.
The action was brought under ss.503 and 504 of the Merchant Shipping Act..
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10 July 1980
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Naviagro Maritime Corp. v. SL Sethia Liners Ltd. (The Kostas Melas) - Mr. Justice Robert Goff - Q.B. - July 18, 1980
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..
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24 July 1980
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Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty. Ltd. v. Salmond and Spraggon (Australia) Pty. Ltd. - Lords Wilberforce, Diplock, Fraser of Tullybelton, Scarman and Roskill - Privy Council - July 10, 1980
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..
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24 July 1980
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Universe Tankships Inc. of Monrovia v. International Transport Workers’ Federation and Others - Lord Justices Megaw, Brightman and Watkins - Court of Appeal - July 10, 1980
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..
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24 July 1980
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Ellerman Lines Ltd. v. Lancaster Maritime Co. Ltd. - Mr. Justice Robert Goff - Q.B.(Com.Ct.) - July 17, 1980
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..
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24 July 1980
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Mineralimportexport and Ors. v. Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd. (The Golden Leader) - Mr. Justice Lloyd - Q.B. - June 10, 1980
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..
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24 July 1980
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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..
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24 July 1980
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