Lloyd's Shipping & Trade Law

In M H Progress Lines SA v Orient Shipping Rotterdam BV (The ‘Genius Star 1’) [2011] EWHC 3083 (Comm), Teare J resolved the frequently occurring conflict between the time bar for bringing cargo claims under the Inter-Club Agreement 1996 where that document has been incorporated in a charterparty, and the terms of the charterparty which may include a shorter time bar and stricter claims provisions.

Sideridraulic Systems SpA and Anr v BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH & Co KG (The 'BBC Greenland') [2011] EWHC 3106 (Comm)Bills of lading – Hague-Visby Rules

Five Oceans Salvage Ltd v Wenzhou Timber Group Co (The 'Medea K') [2011] EWHC 3282 (Comm)Arbitration – Whether arbitrator functus officio

çobantur Turizm Ticaret ve Nakliyat Ltd v UN Ro-Ro Işletmeleri AŞ (The 'UND Adriyatik') Hague-Visby Rules – Unseaworthiness – Fire – Navigational fault