Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

(Murray J.) - 18 June 1986 On 6 July 1982 the fishing vessel La Pointe sank at Terminal Dock in Vancouver Harbour where she had been laid up since April of the preceding year. She had been surveyed in July 1981 and that survey had listed many..

Risks were insured by a United States insurance company, United National Insurance through its underwriting agent, Pacific General Agency Inc. (“PGA”). The risks were re-insured with South Carolina Insurance and South Carolina..

Nourse L.JJ.) - 31 July 1986 Owners claimed U.S. $70,444 demurrage arising out of a charterparty on the Asbatankvoy form. The issue between the parties were whether, in a case where a vessel was prevented from berthing following her arrival at the..

GUR contracted with The Government of The Republic of Ciskei (“Ciskei”) to build a hospital and two schools in Ciskei, South Africa. In connection with the building contract, Trust Bank of Africa (“the Bank”) issued a..

L. were manufacturers of a waterproofing compound known as Lupguard. A. purchased a quantity of 35,100 kg. of Lupguard for shipment to Kuwait. It was packed in plastic pails, each containing 25 kg., supplied and manufactured by T. The pails were..

The plaintiff carrier, an American corporation, contracted with the defendant, a Canadian corporation, for the carriage of a cargo of machinery and equipment from Texas to China. The terms of the contract were contained in a liner booking note which..