SEATRIUM NEW ENERGY LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KEPPEL FELS LTD) V HJ SHIPBUILDING & CONSTRUCTION CO LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HANJIN HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND CONSTRUCTION CO LTD)

[2024] SGHC(A) 26, Appellate Division of the High Court of Singapore, Kannan Ramesh JAD, See Kee Oon JAD and Philip Jeyaretnam J, 16 September 2024

Contract – Breach – Whether sub-contractor's duties under shipbuilding sub-contract breached – Variation – Effect of variation of sub-contract – Post-delivery warranty obligations – Tort – Negligence – Duty of care – Duty of care in addition to contractual duty of due care, skill and diligence

The plaintiff (Keppel) was a Singapore incorporated company in the business of designing and building mobile offshore rigs and vessels. The defendant sub-contractor (Hanjin) was a Korean incorporated company in the business of manufacturing various types of vessels and providing ship repair and logistical services.