Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

During the course of a fireworks display organised by the first defendant close to the River Thames burning debris caused a small fire on a floating barge owned by the plaintiffs, which were moored in the Thames. The fire was attended to by the..

The vessel loaded cargo at Tampa, Florida, and was manoeuvering out of her berth and into the channel under the orders of a pilot when she suffered a steering gear breakdown which was apparently caused by the pilot backing the vessel too far and..

The vessel River Gurara sank on 26 February 1989 after stranding on the Portuguese coast. The cargo, much of which was containerised, was totally lost. The plaintiff cargo owners brought proceedings against the shipowners, who raised as part of..

The first defendant was the carrier on board the vessel Humber Bridge of consignments of clothing from Hong Kong to London under bills of lading which contained a Singapore exclusive jurisdiction clause. The containers were discharged at Felixstowe...