Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

In The Cap Bon [1967] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 543, Brandon J. had said that the Admiralty Court had no jurisdiction to arrest ships for the purpose of providing security for the payment of an award in an arbitration. The Court of Appeal has disagreed..

The vessel Sagona was time-chartered to the Total Transport Corporation on the Beepeetime 2 form for a period of 38 months. Between 7 and 10 July 1978 Mediterranea Raffineria Siciliana Petrolis SpA (“the shippers”) shipped a cargo of..

On 20 January 1980 the plaintiff’s tug Salviscount was lying at anchor in Falmouth Bay when she was struck by the Rumanian fishing vessel Oltet . After the collision, Oltet ’s underwriters sent a letter of guarantee to the plaintiffs..

The plaintiff shipowners brought proceedings against the time charterers alleging failures to pay hire as and when due. The plaintiffs issued a summons seeking leave to amend the statement of claim by adding a claim for two further instalments of..

The Bamcell II was a vessel of unique design. Originally a barge, she has been converted to perform as a floating platform. She was partially open to the sea on her bottom and was kept afloat by an airtight deck. She sank when a member of her crew..