Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
Astilleros Canarios S.A. v. Cape Hatteras Shipping Co. (The Cape Hatteras) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Staughton J.) - 21 November 1981
Shiprepairing contract containing provision for liquidated damages if work delayed - Whether recoverable where owner contributes to delay
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 liquidated damages for delay in completing the work.