Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The main issue in this case was whether the shipowners’ claim for the balance of freight was time-barred on the ground that it was not brought within the six year period provided by the Limitation Act 1939. The relevant charterparty clauses..

The claimant shipowners agreed with the respondent shippers under a booking note contract to carry on liner terms a cargo described as two quantified parcels of tree bark compost “on shrink-wrapped pallets”. When the cargo was presented..

A dispute arose under a time-charter containing the following clause: - 46. Crew to clean vessel’s holds and/or any cargo compartments between voyages in order to make vessel ready in every respect for the next cargo and accepted by shippers..

In this laytime dispute the principal issue was whether a notice of readiness had been validly given. The relevant charterparty clauses provided: - 18(A) . . . vessel to be dry and clean before tendering notice and to be free from rests of previous..