Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Plaintiff shipowners effected a policy of marine insurance on their vessel, through insurance brokers, with the defendant insurers. The policy provided that all claims should be “collected through” the brokers. A loss occurred by an..

The question at issue was who should bear the costs of additional cleaning of an ore carrier for the carriage of sulphur. The charter provided that the vessel’s hold should be clean prior to loading to “sanitary authorities..

A subsidiary question arose as to whether the presence of loose rust scale on 60 per cent. of the bulkhead areas in the holds was a breach of the owners’ obligation properly to maintain the vessel and to deliver her “with clean swept..

Receivers claimed in respect of short delivery of cargo. They submitted that a bill of lading was issued evidencing shipment of 19,410 tonnes of fuel oil and only 18,832 tonnes had been discharged. The ship’s figures showed that only 19,246..

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the refusal of the International Longshoremen?s Association to load or unload Soviet vessels because of the Afghanistan situation does not constitute a restraint of trade within the meaning of the..

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of a provision in the federal pollution law requiring self reporting of spills. Failure to report subjects the spiller to a fine of up to $10,000 and the report can lead to the imposition of..