Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Kyzikos was chartered on the Gencon form as amended. The relevant charterparty clauses provided: - 11 . . . Discharging port or place (C1 1) safe . . . berth(s) each port - 1/2 safe port(s) U.S. Gulf . . . 5. Cargo . . . to be loaded ...

This case illustrates the vital importance of owners ensuring that demurrage claims are presented promptly in accordance with the terms of the charterparty. The relevant charter was on the 1983 BP form as amended. An arbitration clause in..

The plaintiff was the Chief Officer of the motor vessel Jack Wharton , a single-screw cargo vessel of 1597 g.r.t. In the early hours of 4 January 1979 the Master decided to anchor the vessel about three miles from Shoreham. The weather conditions..

The appellant, a foreign company, brought a claim against the vessel Pericles, owned by A (a Panamanian company), arising out of a time charterparty. The appellant alleged that, as a result of the negligence of the shipowners, the Pericles became..

Sun-Line was a Hong Kong company. It chartered out one of its vessels to Canpotex, a Canadian company, under a charterparty which provided that any disputes should be referred to arbitration in London and be subject to English law. The arbitration..