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International Sea Tankers Inc. v. Hemisphere Shipping Co. Ltd. (The Wenjiang) - Court of Appeal (Lord Denning M.R., Dunn and Fox L.JJ.) - 1 December 1981
The Wenjiang
was one of 60 ships trapped in the Shatt-al-Arab as a result of the Iran-Iraq war. The arbitrator had found that the charterparty had become frustrated on 24 November 1980. Robert Goff J. granted leave to appeal from the..
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10 December 1981
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The Tesaba - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) -
25 November 1981
The defendants’ vessel Tesaba ran aground shortly after leaving Salonica on 8 November 1980. The plaintiff salvors entered into a salvage agreement with the defendants on a 1980 Lloyd’s Standard Form (LOF 1980) and..
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Tradax Export S.A. v. Cook Industries Inc. - Court of Appeal (Waller and Kerr L.JJ. and
Sir David Cairns) - 6 November 1981
This case arose out of the 1973 United States soyabean embargo, the facts of which should already be well known to readers of this Newsletter. The respondent sellers sought to avoid their liability for..
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Soya GmbH Mainz Kommanditgesellschaft v. White (The Welsh City and the Corfu Island) - Court of Appeal (Waller, Donaldson and O’Connor L.JJ.) - 12 November 1981
The plaintiffs imported a cargo of soya beans from Indonesia between July and September 1973 in the vessels Welsh City
and Corfu Island.
The cargo was insured by the defendant underwriter under a separate policy covering the risks of “. . ...
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Oesterreichischer Mokerei and ors v. Red Sea Maritime Services and anr (The Tenacia) - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 31 July 1981
The issue in this case centred on the ascertainment of the proper law of a bill of lading. A cargo of Austrian milk powder was shipped by an Austrian company onboard the Panamanian vessel Tenacia
at Rotterdam. The Tenacia
was managed by a Swiss..
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10 December 1981
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Canadian International Paper Co. and anr. v. The Ship Manchester Concorde and ors. - (Fed.Ct.) (Dube J.) - 28 August 1981
The plaintiff cargo owners contracted with N Ltd. to carry a cargo of wood pulp from Montreal to Liverpool. N Ltd. arranged with the defendant stevedores to load the cargo at their Quebec City terminal. On 21 January 1977 a fire broke out at the..
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10 December 1981
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The Span Terza - Court of Appeal (Stephenson and Donaldson L.JJ. and Sir David Cairns) - 18 November 1981
The plaintiffs were the owners of the vessel Neptunia
which they had time-chartered to the defendants on a NYPE form. The defendants themselves owned certain vessels, including the Span Terza
. The plaintiffs had issued a writ in rem
against the..
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24 December 1981
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Astilleros Canarios S.A. v. Cape Hatteras Shipping Co. (The Cape Hatteras) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Staughton J.) - 21 November 1981
The plaintiff shiprepairers carried out certain repair work on the defendants’ vessel Cape Hatteras
, including repairs to the crankshaft. The plaintiffs claimed payments for the goods and services supplied. The defendants counterclaimed..
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24 December 1981
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Italmare Shipping Co. v. Ocean Tanker Co. Inc. (The Rio Sun) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Parker J.) - 11 November 1981
Ocean Tanker Co. were disponent owners of the Rio Sun
which they chartered to Italmare on an NYPE form. The charter contained the usual clause providing for punctual and regular payments of hire, in default of which the owners should be at liberty..
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24 December 1981
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Unimarine S.A. v. Canadian Transport Co. Ltd. (The Catherine L) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Bingham J.) - 8 December 1981
Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises Ltd. were the owners of the vessel Catherine L.
They chartered her to A/S Gerrards Rederi who in turn chartered her to Canadian Transport Co. Ltd. (CTC), who in turn chartered her to Unimarine. All the charters..
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24 December 1981
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Atlantic Sugar Ltd. and anr. v. Paul G. Palsson Partrederi and ors. (The Bella Coola) - Fed.Ct. (Dube. J.) - 7 October 1981
The plaintiffs were the shippers and consignee of a cargo of sugar carried in the defendants’ vessel Bella Coola
. The sugar was shipped in jute poly bags and stuffed into two containers by Atlantic at their warehouse in Montreal. The..
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24 December 1981
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