THE “STX MUMBAI” AND ANOTHER MATTER

[2016] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 157

SINGAPORE COURT OF APPEAL

Before Menon, Hick Tin, Boon Leong, Prakash, Loh

Contract – Anticipatory breach – Bunkers supplied to vessel – Bunker supplier concerned about insolvency of shipowning group and demanding payment before contractual due date – Payment not made – Bunker supplier arresting vessel for anticipatory breach – Whether doctrine of anticipatory breach applicable to executed contracts – Whether insolvency capable of amounting to repudiatory breach.