Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

An arbitration took place between shipowner and voyage charterer to resolve disputes under the charterparty. On the second day of the hearing the owner sought to amend his Points of Claim by alleging that the charterers had ordered the vessel to a..

- The vessel Golden Ann was time-chartered to Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha under the NYPE form and was sub-let under three further charters. All four charters contained an arbitration clause. While loading a cargo at Durham under the sub-charter, one..

- The Amoco Cadiz , a VLCC of 230,000 deadweight tons, was owned by Amoco Transport Company (“Transport”) and operated by the Amoco International Oil Company (“AIOC”). Transport was indirectly owned by the Standard Oil..

An explosion occurred aboard the vessel Alchemist , carrying chemicals from the United States to Antwerp. One of the chemicals, GAA, had suddenly and explosively polymerized for reasons unknown. Extensive damage was caused to the ship, and some of..

SPC time-chartered numerous vessels from MOC to transport Alaska North Slope oil to various continental U.S. ports. The charters were on the Texacotime 2 form. SPC claimed $3,066,309 “deadfreight” for alleged shortloading of cargo on 416..

The Lanasa Bambino , a shrimping vessel, left Key West, Florida, headed for the Dry Tortugas. Area weather conditions were good. No major storms or high seas were reported. The vessel sailed in a seaworthy condition, yet she never returned to port..