Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Satya Kailash , owned by Seven Seas, had brought a cargo of grain from the U.S. to India. In order to lighten Satya Kailash before entering the discharging port, Seven Seas chartered another vessel - the Oceanic Amity - on the NYPE form..

The issue in this case was whether arbitration proceedings had been commenced in time by charterers against shipowners. Cargo damage had occurred in February 1981. The arbitrator was appointed in September 1982. The questions were (a) whether the..

The Rhodian River Shipping Co. S.A. of Panama (“the River company”) owned the vessel Rhodian River . The Rhodian Sailor Shipping Co. S.A. of Panama (“the Sailor company”), had the same directors and shareholders as the River..

The vessels Leon and Didymi were time-chartered to the plaintiffs. Each charterparty contained the following provisions: That the said owners agreed to let and the said charterers agreed to hire the said vessel from the time of delivery for 5..

The question before the Court was whether a pending arbitration between the parties had been compromised in correspondence between their solicitors. Prior to the hearing the respondents’ solicitors (Constant & Constant) sent telexes to the..

On 22 and 27 August 1979 Colgate delivered 22 drums of spearmint oil to Global’s terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey. The oil was to be shipped to Le Havre. Global had contracted with Dart to store the goods until it loaded them abroad Dart..

The plaintiffs instituted an action against the owners of the vessel Hermes I in respect of non delivery of goods. COGSA applied to the carriage and therefore the claim should have been instituted within one year. The plaintiffs acknowledged that..