Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The claimants had performed salvage operations on the wreck of the Lusitania , sunk in 1915 by submarine U-20 of the Imperial German Navy outside U.K. territorial waters. Some 94 items were salved by the claimants. Some of the items were part of the..

The buyers agreed to buy 4750 tons of sbm from the sellers f.o.b. at $197 per ton for shipment by 31 March 1975. The contract provided that delivery was to be at one Gulf port at sellers’ option; that buyers were to give 15 days loading..

Section 27 of the Arbitration Act 1950 gives the court a discretion to extend the time for commencing arbitration proceedings “where the terms of an agreement to refer future disputes to arbitration provide that any claim to which the..

The vessel Emerald Transporter was owned by Outer Ocean Navigation Corporation Ltd., a member of the Eddie Steamship group of companies. The order for the sale of the Emerald Transporter was granted at the instance of Mitchell Cotts Maritime..

Shortly after midnight on 2 June 1973 the container vessel Sea Witch owned by American Export Lines Inc. (“AELI”) was proceeding out of New York harbour at full manoeuvering speed when she lost control of her steering (due to a faulty..

On 19 December 1984 Salén commenced a bankruptcy proceeding in the Stockholm City Court. In accordance with Swedish law, an interim administrator was appointed to supervise the affairs of the bankrupt, and creditor actions against the debtor..