American Overseas Marine Corporation v Golar Commodities Ltd (The “LNG Gemini”) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Andrew Smith J) [2014] EWHC 1347 (Comm) – 7 May 2014

Charterparty – Injurious cargoes – Charter of liquefied natural gas carrier precluding carriage of “cargoes injurious to the Vessel” – Charterers shipping cargo of LNG – Debris subsequently found in vessel’s cargo pumps and tanks – Whether charterers in breach of charter

The claimant, American Overseas Marine Corporation (AOM), was the managing owner of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, LNG Gemini . By a charterparty of 3 January 2011 AOM time-chartered the vessel to the defendant, Golar Commodities Ltd (Golar).