London Arbitration 28/22

Contracts – Supply of bunkers – Unpaid invoice – Maritime lien under US law – Whether bareboat and time charterers jointly and severally liable – Whether registered owners could be joined to arbitral proceedings – Fraudulent letter produced by hacking of emails

The claimant supplied bunkers to the subject vessel on 25 April 2021. Six months later the bareboat charterers exercised an option to purchase her. Shortly afterwards they sold her on for breaking up.