Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Apostolos K was fixed for a trip time charter from New York/Philadelphia range to Colombia, with Laycan of September 18/20 1978. The vessel was delivered under the charter at 00 01 on 18 September 1978 at “Pilot Station New..

The vessel Badagry was time-chartered for 8 years under a charterparty containing a substitution clause: - 33. Owners have the option to substitute the vessel with a similar vessel type/size during the period of this charterparty. - About..

LPRC entered into a contract of affreightment with GOI. The contract was governed by English law and incorporated an arbitration clause. Disputes arose under the contract and GOI invoked the arbitration clause. GOI did not proceed against LPRC..

A dispute arose between the co-owners of the vessel Vanessa Ann . The plaintiff, one of the co-owners, commenced proceedings in the Admiralty Court and arrested the ship. The defendants applied for the vessel to be released. They argued that since..

The plaintiff cargo insurers brought a cargo claim against shipowners in England under a bill of lading which provided that any dispute should be litigated in the courts of India. The defendants applied for a stay. One of the points made by the..

The applicant, a foreign company, alleged a claim against the vessel Pericles , owned by A (a Panamanian company), arising out of a time charterparty. The applicant alleged that because of the un-seaworthiness and defective state of the Pericles ,..