Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

In London Arbitration 11/86, summarised in LMLN 178, respondent shipowners successfully argued that where they had previously admitted that a sum of $40,041 was due to charterers for despatch, the charterers could not commence arbitration..

The vessel Strathewe , owned by the P & O Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. was requisitioned by the British Government in June 1982. The government informed P & O: Your vessel Strathewe is required for service in connection with the Falkland..

The vessel Ogden Fraser was time chartered by Ogden Fraser Transport to Sanko Steamship Co. on the NYPE form and sub-time-chartered to Rascator Maritime S.A. Another company, Intra-Span, conducted business on behalf of Rascator in the USA. Two..

The vessel was chartered on the Asbatankvoy form for a voyage from Aden to Bandar Abbas. She anchored off Aden at 00 24 on 21 March and tendered notice of readiness. She remained at anchor awaiting berthing instructions. The delay was caused by a..

One of the issues in this arbitration related to the meaning of the phrase “weather working day of 24 consecutive hours”. The claimants argued, relying on Summerskill on Laytime , that bad weather could only affect the laytime..