Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Admiralty practice – Priorities – Claims by US bunker suppliers for bunkers supplied plus contractual interest, administration fee and costs – Whether claims for interest, administration fee and costs fell within court’s admiralty jurisdiction – Whether claims established

Contract – Towage – Tugowner contracting to tow two barges from North Sea port to Black Sea port – Whether port agency charges payable – Whether sheltering in Atlantic Spanish port justified – Whether tug unseaworthy – Whether lack of good faith on part of tugowner – Calculation of Free Time – Whether tugowner entitled to Delay Payments – Whether tugowner entitled to costs of foreign proceedings

Arbitration – Jurisdiction – Five bills of lading each incorporating charterparty arbitration clause – Cargo interests alleging cargo damage – Shipowners’ P&I Club issuing letter of undertaking – Whether LOU constituted agreement to consolidate arbitrations into single ad hoc arbitration – Whether notice of arbitration valid – Whether extensions of time valid