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Total Transport Corporation v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd (The “Eurus”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Rix J) - 6 February 1996
The oil tanker Eurus
was chartered on the Asbatankvoy for a voyage to carry a minimum cargo of 122,000 metric tons of Forcados crude oil from Nigeria to a range of possible discharging ports.
The charterers wanted loading to be completed in..
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13 April 1996
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429 - 13 April 1996
Sameon & Co SA v NV Petrofina and Anr (The “World Hitachi Zosen”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Langley J) - 14 March 1996
The vessel World Hitachi Zosen
was involved in a collision while en route from Kharg Island to Rotterdam. General average was declared and the cargo was transferred to another vessel to complete the voyage.
The plaintiff shipowners brought..
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13 April 1996
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Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH v Moino Boschi SRL - QBD (Com Ct)(Mance J) - 6 January 1996
The defendant buyers brought claims in Italy against the plaintiff sellers under a contract for the sale of 11,120 tonnes of Chinese soya CIF Ravenna and/or Venice. The sale contract incorporated the terms of GAFTA form 100, which provided for..
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13 April 1996
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429 - 13 April 1996
Coastal Barge Corporation v The M/V “Maritime Prosperity” and Anr - US District Court (MD Florida)(Kovachevich DJ) - 27 October 1994
In October 1990 the vessel Lash Atlantico
, owned by the plaintiff (“Coastal”) collided with the vessel Maritime Prosperity
, owned by Rosario Navigation & Co Inc (“Rosario”) near Port Said. Coastal brought proceedings in..
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13 April 1996
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429 - 13 April 1996
O T Africa Lines Ltd v Vickers PLC (The “Kukawa”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Mance J) - 16 January 1996
The plaintiff cargo receivers brought claims against the defendant disponent owners of the vessel Kukawa
in respect of detention costs at the discharge port. The amount claimed was US$700,000 plus interest and costs.
On 2 November 1995 the..
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13 April 1996
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429 - 13 April 1996
Soon Hua Seng & Co Ltd v Glencore Grain Ltd (The “Flying Falcon”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Mance J) - 17 January 1996
The appellant sellers entered into a rice contract for the sale of Thai white broken rice in bulk to the respondent buyers. The contract was headed “C & F full outturn weight”. The contract incorporated, with certain amendments and..
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13 April 1996
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429 - 13 April 1996
The Mahkutai - Privy & Council (Lord Goff, Lord Jauncey, Lord Nicholls, Lord Hoffmann and Sir Michael Hardie Boys) - 22 April 1996
The vessel Mahiutai
was sub-chartered for the carriage of a cargo of plywood from Jakarta to Shantou, China. Both the shipowners and the head charterers were Indonesian corporations. The bill of lading issued to the shippers was a charterer’s..
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27 April 1996
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430 - 27 April 1996
The London Steamship Owners Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and Ors (The “Pacific Trader”) - Appellate Division (Corbett CJ, Smalberger, Eksteen, Van Den Heever and Olivier JJA) - (1996) 1 SALR 1
The vessel Pacific Trader
was arrested pursuant to a claim by the plaintiff P & I Club for the recovery of unpaid calls. The vessel was subsequently sold by order of the court on 16 July 1992 and the proceeds of sale held as a fund in court. A..
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27 April 1996
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430 - 27 April 1996
Owner of the MV “Maritime Prosperity” v Owner of the MV “Lash Atlantico” - Appellate Division (Corbett CJ, Smalberger, Nestadt and Marais JJA and Scott AJA) - 1996 (1) SA 22
On 16 October and 28 October 1990 vessels belonging to the appellant and the respondent collided with each other off Port Said. On 14 October 1992 the appellant obtained an order for the arrest of the respondent’s vessel in an action for..
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27 April 1996
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Minelli v Frank B Hall & Co of Missouri Inc - US District Court (ND Illinois, ED)(Moran SDJ) - 29 August 1995
The plaintiff owned a floating plant which he used for his business of painting and refurbishing dams. The plant was mortgaged to a bank.
The plaintiff was awarded a two-year contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) to..
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27 April 1996
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Coats v Penrod Drilling Corporation and Anr - US Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)(Politz CJ and 15 other judges) - 61 F 3d 1113 (5th Cir) 1995
A worker domiciled in the United States who was injured aboard an oil rig located in territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) sued his employer, a corporation formed under the laws of the UAE and the owner and operator of..
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27 April 1996
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430 - 27 April 1996