Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Sabrina 1 was chartered pursuant to the terms of a fixture recap dated 21 December 2007 which provided inter alia: “… 2. Delivery DOP [Dropping outward pilot] Chennai … 3. Laycan: 0001 31/12/2007 –..

In May 2005 the oil rig Cendor MOPU, lying at Galveston, Texas, was purchased by the claimants for conversion into a mobile offshore production unit for use off the coast of East Malaysia. The claimants insured the rig with the defendant insurance..

On 19 August 2008 the tanker Bunga Melati Dua was seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel together with her crew and cargo were taken to Somali waters. The claimant was the owner of two parcels of bio-diesel which had been shipped..

The second claimant (“Stemcor”) entered into five contracts, incorporating Incoterms 2000, under which they sold containerised scrap to SESA International Ltd. The contracts were made through MSTC Ltd, an Indian government-owned company...

On 8 November 206 the claimant sellers and the defendant buyers concluded a shipbuilding contract. The contract price was payable by way of instalments. In the event of cancellation, the instalments were repayable with interest. As security for such..

Rock Unique Ltd (“the defendant”) purchased a quantity of Indian sandstone from a seller on fob terms. Röhlig (UK) Ltd (“the claimant”) carried on business as a freight forwarder and was engaged by the defendant, on the..

By a charterparty dated 21 September 2007 on the SYNACOMEX 2000 form, with additional clauses, the vessel was charted for three consecutive voyages. Clause 36 contained a modification of the Centrocon Arbitration Clause, and provided that a claim..