Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Derby was time-chartered under the NYPE form. The vessel proceeded on a voyage to Leixoes in Portugal in May 1981. As a result of ITF pressure, the stevedores at Leixoes refused to discharge until various ITF demands had been met. The..

In late 1981 the vessel Kefalonia Wind sailed from the Great Lakes to Cuba with a cargo of maize. As a result of stormy seas on passage seawater leaked through the hatch covers and the cargo was wetted. The plaintiff cargo owners claimed damages..

The plaintiff shipowners chartered their vessel Ypatia Halcoussis to the defendants under the NYPE form for one round trip. At the conclusion of the charter the defendants submitted a hire statement dated 3 July 1981. Deductions from hire were made..

The vessel Ibaraki Maru was damaged as the result of a collision with the vessel Mineral Transporter and had to undergo repairs. The Mineral Transporter was wholly to blame for the collision. The time-charterers of the Ibaraki Maru sued the..

The vessel Emerald Transporter had been arrested and sold pursuant to a court order. Disputes arose as to the preference of claims on the fund in court. Section 11(1) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 provides: Claims with..