Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterers claimed, inter alia , interest on an admitted sum of dispatch amounting to $40,041 which, although admitted and payable in January 1983 was not paid until 26 April 1983. The shipowners argued that the arbitrator had no jurisdiction to..

In 1982 the vessel was voyage-chartered by disponent owners for the carriage of petroleum products from Rumania to Lebanon. When the vessel arrived at the nominated load port the head owners declined to permit the vessel to proceed to any ports in..

The vessel was time chartered on the NYPE form, clause 2 of which (as amended) provided that, whilst on hire, the charterers should inter alia provide and pay for all compulsory pilotages. Pilotage fees were incurred during the vessel’s..

On 26 February 1986 the plaintiffs issued and served a writ upon the defendants claiming $6 million, together with interest on a promissory note dated 21 February 1984 in respect of which payment had been properly demanded on 23 April 1985. On 5..

Time-charterers under the NYPE form had made a deduction of hire representing expenses which had been incurred by them at the loading port and which they felt should have been borne by the owners under the terms of the charter. In fact, at..

The vessel was time-chartered under the NYPE form. By lines 21/22 of the charter, the ship was on her delivery “to be ready to receive any permissible cargo . . . and in every way fitted for the ordinary cargo service . . .”. By clause..

The time charterers of a vessel under the NYPE form brought arbitration proceedings claiming that the ship had consumed quantities of diesel oil and fuel oil which were excessive by reference to the consumption warranties given in the charter. Lines..