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Afro Continental Nigeria Ltd. v. Meridian Shipping Co. S.A. (The Vrontados) - Court of Appeal (Lord Denning M.R., Ackner and O’Connor L.JJ.) - 7 April 1982
The Vrontados
was owned by a Panamanian one-ship company and flew the Liberian flag. The plaintiffs were cargo owners under bills of lading incorporating the Hague Rules. They claimed $81,330 against the defendant shipowners alleging short delivery..
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08 July 1982
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70 - 08 July 1982
The Clifford Maersk - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 25 May 1982
The plaintiff cargo owners claimed damages from the defendant owners of the vessel Clifford Maersk
for alleged damage to their cargo. The contract of carriage incorporated the Hague Rules. In July 1980, investigations into the cause of the damage..
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08 July 1982
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70 - 08 July 1982
Magat & Ors. v. MV Houda Pearl, 1982 (2) S.A. 37 (Friedman J.)
The plaintiff seamen (11 of whom were citizens of the Philippines and 1 of whom was a citizen of Thailand) brought actions against the owner of the Cyprus registered vessel Houda Pearl
in the South African Courts. The vessel was arrested in Durban..
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08 July 1982
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70 - 08 July 1982
Secretary of State for Trade v. Ewart-James (The NF Tiger) - Divisional Ct. (Lord Lane, Lord Chief Justice of England, O’Connor and Kerr L.JJ.) - 29 June 1982
The respondent was the master of the motor vessel NF Tiger
. He was charged in the Ramsgate Magistrates Court with failing to cross traffic lanes in the English Channel “as nearly as practicable at right angles to the general direction of the..
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08 July 1982
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70 - 08 July 1982
Lakeport Navigation Company Panama v. Anonima Petroli Italiana SpA (The Olympic Brilliance) - Court of Appeal (Stephenson, Eveleigh and Kerr L.JJ.) - 24 May 1982
The charterparty was on the Exxonvoy 1969 form. Clause M7 provided:
If there is a difference of more than 0.50 per cent between B/Lading figures and delivered cargo as ascertained by Customs Authorities at discharging port, charterers have the right..
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08 July 1982
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70 - 08 July 1982
The Maritime Harmony - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J. sitting with Assessors) - 29 June 1982
At about 09 30 on 18 February 1978 a collision occurred between the vessels Anna Bibolini
and Maritime Harmony
in the river Scheldt in a position more than a mile downriver of Zandvlietsluis. Visibility had been reduced by fog to a distance of..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
Neptune Maritime Co. of Monrovia v. Koninklijke Bunge BV (The Argonaut) - Court of Appeal (Lord Denning M.R., Watkins and Fox L.JJ.) - 22 June 1982
The plaintiff cargo receivers claimed damages from the defendant shipowners under bills of lading in the Baltimore Berth Form which incorporated the Centrocon Arbitration clause. The plaintiffs appointed their arbitrator in November 1972, within 3..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
The Despina GK (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 9 July 1982
The plaintiff cargo owners brought an action against the owners of the vessel Despina GK in the Admiralty Court of Stockholm. The vessel was arrested in Sweden on 15 May 1976. On 17 November 1978 the Stockholm District Court found in favour of the..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
The Grace - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 1 July 1982
The plaintiffs had issued a writ in personam
against a company which the plaintiffs genuinely but mistakenly thought were the owners of the vessel Grace
, which had been involved in a collision. By the time the plaintiffs realisd their mistake; the..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
Maritime Services Board of NSW v. Posiden Navigation and anr. (the World Encouragement and Stolt Sheaf - N.S.W. Supreme Court (Yeldham J.) - 9 March 1982
The vessels World Encouragement
and Stolt Sheaf
had, in separate incidents, discharged oil in waters within the jurisdiction of the Prevention of Oil Pollution of Navigable Waters Act 1960 (the Act). World Encouragement
, which was a tanker, came..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
Polish Ocean Lines v. The ship Maplebranch - Fed.Ct. (Marceau J.) - 7 May 1982
On 2 January 1978 the vessel Maplebranch
was sailing westbound in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, proceeding from Port Tucker to Montreal. The sea was calm, the visibility fairly good, but the weather was cold. At about 5.20 a.m., the vessel reached the..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
The Sextum - Supreme Ct. (Penlington J.) - 28 May 1982
The plaintiffs had time-chartered two vessels to the defendants. The plaintiffs alleged non-payment of amounts owing by the defendants under these charterparties and arrested the vessel Sextum
, which was owned by the defendants. The plaintiffs..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
Burks v. American River Transportation Co. - U.S. Ct. of Appeals (5th Circuit) - 25 June 1982
The plaintiff, Burks, was employed by R. Corpn., a firm providing stevedoring services at the port of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Burks was injured while working on one of R. Corpn.’s vessels called K-1. K-1 was a floating elevator cum
barge..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
Chiasson v. Rogers Terminal & Shipping Corpn. - U.S. Ct. of Appeals (5th Circuit) - 28 June 1982
Chiasson was a longshoreman employed by R. Corpn. Like Burks (see previous case) he also worked as R. Corpn.’s barge K-1. K-1 was transferring grain to a Russian ocean-going vessel - Kreml.
Chiasson was working in Kreml
’s hold as the..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982
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The charter was on an amended Gencon form. Charterers were to load a part cargo of fertilizer. Clause 4 provided that time lost in waiting for berth was to count as laytime. Clause 11 provided that charterers were liable for demurrage at the..
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22 July 1982
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71 - 22 July 1982