Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Time charterers’ agents signed a bill of lading for cargo loaded showing as port of discharge “West Africa/Warri”. The charterers had a sub-voyage charter with B of which the owners knew nothing. The bill was negotiated to B and..

Following a strike by longshoremen in 1968_69 it was agreed, as part of the settlement, that if a container had been loaded within 50 miles of the port of sailing, by workers other than employees of the beneficial owner of the cargo, members of the..

On July 21, 1980, the Divisional Court, although refusing leave to appeal to the House of Lords, certified that a point of law of general public importance was involved in the decision. That point was “whether under s.27(1) of the Merchant..

The dispute, which came before the Court on a special case stated by two arbitrators, arose out of a New York Produce Exchange charter for a min. 9/max. 12 months. The owners purported to withdraw the vessel from the charterers’ service for..

The appellant was the master of the Harcourt which at the material time was lying at anchor in the Hull West Roads in the Humber. At 20.30 on Apr. 8, 1979, the vessel was observed to be without a forward anchor light. Prior to retiring to bed with..