Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The issue before the Court of Appeal was whether an arbitration clause in a charterparty was incorporated into a bill of lading issued under it. The relevant clause in the bill of lading provided: Shipped in apparent good order and condition . . ...

The issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the effect of the decision in The Oltenia [1982] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 99 was to deprive the Court of any power under Section 27 of the Arbitration Act 1950 to extend time for making a claim in..

The plaintiff owners of the vessel Sevonia Team chartered her to Colocotronis S.A. in 1976 for a voyage from the Persian Gulf to the US Atlantic Coast range with a cargo of crude oil. The vessel loaded 89,936 tons of oil at Khor-al-Amaya. The..

The printed clauses of the Gencon form do not include any provision as to the commencement of laydays. The present fixture was negotiated very shortly before the ship arrived at the loading port. The fixture recap stated “laydays 22/30..

Award published in 1982 A cargo of yellow soyabeans in bulk had been damaged by ingress of seawater. The bills of lading incorporated the Hague Rules and the main issue to be resolved was whether the ship was seaworthy and whether due diligence had..