Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Timawra was let by the plaintiff owners to the defendant charterers (“Navix”) for a period of about 4 years. Navix, as disponent owners, sublet the vessel to Navios Corporation (“Navios”) for about 24 months. The..

Disputes arose under a voyage charter whereby the vessel Avala carried a dangerous cargo of coal from Maputo in South Africa to Turkey. The disputes were referred to arbitration and one of the issues in the arbitration was how much should be..

On 23 August 1985 the plaintiff commenced an action against the defendants seeking recovery of $40,321 alleged to be due for services rendered to the defendant vessel, a barge. The barge had put into port and received assistance from the services of..

The vessels Beograd and Federal Danube collided on 11 December 1984. The plaintiff insurers had paid their insured in respect of the loss of the cargo of beans and now brought a subrogated claim against inter alios the defendant owners of the..

The owners of the vessel Pirosmani brought arbitration proceedings to recover demurrage from the charterer. The charterer filed various defences and counterclaims arising inter alia out of the vessel’s deviation from the agreed geographical..

The vessel Sea Wind was chartered for a voyage from Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela to Pisco, Peru. A dispute arose as a result of the closing of the channel at Puerto Ordaz. On 5 January 1995 the owners informed the charterers that they considered the..