Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiffs owned the vessel Isothel , a 13 metre diesel powered fishing vessel. The defendants had insured the vessel under a time policy. In May 1981 the Isothel sailed on a fishing trip with four people on board. Apart from the skipper (one..

The plaintiff owners of the Spiliada alleged a cause of action against the defendants in respect of damage caused to their vessel as a result of loading a cargo of sulphur at Vancouver, British Columbia, for carriage to India. Neither of the..

One question arising in the appeal related to Lord Diplock’s speech in Amin Rashid v. Kuwait Insurance Co. [1983] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 365. At page 372 he said: The exorbitance of the jurisdiction sought to be invoked where reliance is based..

The defendants owned the vessel Intra Transporter . The plaintiffs entered into negotiations with the defendants to voyage-charter the vessel from the Argentine to Dubai. Numerous telexes had been exchanged between the parties. At an advanced stage..

Three vessels were time-chartered under similar charterparties on the Baltime form for trips via loading ports in America. The destination of the time charter voyages was Persian Gulf, excluding Iraq, and excluding Iranian ports other than Bandar..

The plaintiff shippers shipped vehicles from Bremen to Durban in the defendant carrier’s vessel. The shippers’ agents kept a stock of the carrier’s blank bill of lading forms. The carriers introduced a new version of their bill of..