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Amican Navigation Inc v Densan Shipping Co Inc and Ors (The “Necat A”) - Federal Court (Trial Div)(Lutfy J) - 21 October 1997
The issue was the amount of bail to be posted for the release of the vessel Necat A
. In the statement of claim the plaintiff alleged that the defendant shipowner was in breach of charter in failing to direct the vessel to proceed to Eilat in Israel..
Online Published Date:
09 December 1997
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472 - 09 December 1997
Humboldt Shipping Co Ltd v Zalco Marine Services Pte Ltd (The “Anna Spiratou” - High Court (Amarjeet JC) - 8 November 1997
On 23 February 1996 the defendants’ shipping brokers sent to the plaintiffs’ broker a telex offering to buy the vessel Anna Spiratou
at a price of US$4,700,000. Paragraph 2 of the offer contained a term that the buyers would lodge 10%..
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09 December 1997
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472 - 09 December 1997
London Arbitration 18/97
The issue was whether the parties had, during the course of the fixture negotiations, agreed to incorporate a clause excluding USA trading. The shipowners considered that such a clause had been incorporated, and that they were accordingly not..
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09 December 1997
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472 - 09 December 1997
London Arbitration 19/97
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form as amended. The shipowners were alleged by the charterers to be a state organisation. Only the first instalment of hire was paid by the charterers. The owners made an urgent application for an Interim Award..
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09 December 1997
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472 - 09 December 1997
Baghlaf Al Safer Factory Co BR for Industry Ltd v Pakistan National Shipping Co - Court of Appeal (Phillips, Waller and Chadwick LJJ) - 11 December 1997
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’..
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20 December 1997
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473 - 20 December 1997
Total Transport Corporation v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd (The “Eurus”) - Court of Appeal (Staughton and Auld LJJ and Sir John Balcombe) - 18 November 1997
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..
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20 December 1997
Appeared in issue:
473 - 20 December 1997
T A Shipping Ltd v Comet Shipping Ltd (The “Agamemnon”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Thomas J) - 25 November 1997
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..
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20 December 1997
Appeared in issue:
473 - 20 December 1997
Usinas Siderugicas De Minas Geras SA v Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd (The “Jalavihar”) - US Court of Appeals (Fifth Circuit)(Higginbotham, Wiener and Dennis Ct JJ) - 17 July 1997
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...
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20 December 1997
Appeared in issue:
473 - 20 December 1997
London Arbitration 20/97
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..
Online Published Date:
20 December 1997
Appeared in issue:
473 - 20 December 1997