Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Epaphus was chartered for the carriage of a cargo of bagged rice from India to a range of ports in the East Africa area. Bills of lading were issued providing for carriage to Mombasa. The bills of lading subsequently came into the..

The plaintiffs’ motor vessel Rimac collided with the defendants’ barge BGL-2 in January 1979 in the mouth of the river Schelde about two miles from Flushing. Rimac , 10,560 g.r.t., was outward bound from Antwerp. BGL-2 , 11,877 g.r.t...

In March 1984 the plaintiff time-charterers issued a writ in rem against the vessel Silver Athens claiming damages or an indemnity in respect of any sum the charterers might have to pay to the owners of cargo. The plaintiffs applied for and..

After judgment had been given in the 1986 Action, the court had been informed that when the ship was released from her recent arrest, the defendants not only gave security in the 1986 Action, but also gave security in the 1984 Action. The latter..

The appellants obtained judgment by default against E. for the sum of $111,296. They commenced garnishee proceedings against B. which allegedly owed $8,700 to E. as freight under a bill of lading. B. disputed liability on the ground that E. had made..

The charterers of three vessels were required by the charters to purchase insurance for each vessel. Insurance cover was arranged through agents. The charterers defaulted on the insurance premiums. $184,000 of the insurance premiums remained owing..