Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
SCAC Transport (U.S.A.) Inc. and another v. S.S. Danaos and others (The Danaos) - U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) (Cardamone, Winter & Miner C.JJ.) - 25 April 1988
“Vouching-in” concept binds U.S. stevedores to result of London arbitration proceedings
In December 1977 the vessel
Danaos
was under time-charter and was loading cargo at Port Newark. During the course of loading by stevedores, the vessel’s Stulken
Boom collapsed, damaging part of the cargo.