Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

- 21 December 1987 In April 1982 the owners of the vessel Dominique assigned all the earnings of the vessel to the plaintiff bank. On 16 June 1982 the vessel was chartered on the Gencon form for the carriage of a cargo from Kakinada in India to..

The defendants applied for a stay of proceedings on the ground that the bill of lading contained an exclusive jurisdiction clause. The plaintiffs took a point inter alia that the application had been made late. The defendants said that they had..

The fishing vessel B C Baron damaged another fishing vessel’s nets. The master of the B C Baron , Mr. Krause, was the principal shareholder in the vessel’s owning company. A question arose as to whether the owning company could limit..

Plaintiff Flexi-Van Leasing Inc. leased marine cargo containers and chassis to defendant Atlanttrafik Express Service Ltd. (“AES”). Rent for the containers and chassis, together with other charges, remained unpaid by AES. The plaintiffs..

The plaintiffs shipped 30 fire engines on board the defendants’ vessel Majorie Lykes for carriage from North America to Egypt. Three of the five engines were seriously damaged during discharge in Egypt. The issue before the court concerned..

The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form, which provided:    “2.   That the charterers shall provide and pay for all fuel except as otherwise agreed . . .    53.   Vessel’s..