Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiffs were the shippers of a cargo of offset disc harrows, pursuant to an order bill of lading issued by the defendants’ agent, which named the Rahad Corporation, an enterprise of the Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture, as consignee...

In November 1986, United States Lines Inc. filed for protection under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court. There were, at the time, claims outstanding against the debtor by four seamen who were injured in separate incidents during 1985 and 1986 while..

The vessel Kyzikos was chartered on the Gencon form, as amended for a voyage from Italy to the U.S. Gulf. The relevant clauses of the charterparty provided; Discharging port or place 1/2 safe always afloat, always accessible berth(s) each port - ..

This was a summons by the Bank, whose head office was in New Delhi, India, to set aside service of a writ, purportedly served on them on 2 March 1988 at the London office of the State Bank of India. Such service was effected in reliance upon a..

U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) (Sand D.J.) - 15 August 1988 The plaintiff insurance company brought an action against the charterers and owners of the Oceanis for alleged damage to a cargo of resin shipped from Brazilian ports to Boston,..