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Société Anonyme Marocaine De L’Industrie Du Rafinage v. Notos Maritime Corpn. of Monrovia (The Notos) - Court of Appeal (Sir John Donaldson M.R., Parker & Balcombe L.JJ.) - 29 July 1985
The owners’ appeal against the decision of Leggatt J. [1985] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 149 has been dismissed.
The charterparty was in the STB VOY form. Clause 1(b) provided that the vessel, having loaded her cargo, should
proceed to a submarine..
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15 August 1985
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151 - 15 August 1985
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The vessel was chartered on the Asbatankvoy form. A dispute arose in connection with demurrage at the loading port. The charterers contended that as bad weather had closed the port, either the vessel was not at customary anchorage because she was..
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15 August 1985
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The vessel was voyage chartered under a charterparty which provided that:
Laytime . . . shall commence upon the expiration of 6 hours after receipt of . . . notice [of readiness] . . .
- The charterers contended that as the notice of readiness had..
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15 August 1985
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A dispute arose under a voyage charter as to whether a demurrage claim had been presented in time. The relevant clause read:
Charterers shall be discharged and released from all liability in respect of any claim owners may have under this..
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Clause 4 of the charter provided:
Whilst on hire the charterers to provide and pay for all coals, including galley coal, oil fuel, excluding galley fuel . . .
- The words “excluding galley fuel” had been typed in above the printed words..
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The Myrto (No. 3) - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.)
(Sheen J.) - 30 July 1985
In 1976 the vessel Myrto
loaded cargo at Antwerp and North Shields. In December 1976 she was arrested at Sunderland. Shortly thereafter, Brandon J. ordered the vessel to be appraised and sold pendente lite
. The plaintiff..
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15 August 1985
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Leon Corporation v. Atlantic Lines & Navigation Co. Inc. (The Leon) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Hobhouse J.) - 8 July 1985
The vessel Leon
was time-chartered under the NYPE form for five years from 1979. Between 1981 and 1984 the charterers had complained to the owners about various matters. The owners had failed to provide the deck and engine log books when requested;..
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15 August 1985
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151 - 15 August 1985
The Leon - See above
Hobhouse J. commented that there had been excessive delay in the prosecution of the owners’ motion. The notice of motion was dated 6 March 1984. Leave to appeal was granted on 19 June 1984, but the owners had refrained from applying for a..
Online Published Date:
15 August 1985
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151 - 15 August 1985