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D & J Coustas Shipping Co SA and Anr v HM The Queen in right of Canada - Federal Court (Trial Div)(MacKay J) - 10 June 1996
The first plaintiffs were the owners of the vessel Hoegh Mary
, an oceangoing container ship registered in Greece. The second plaintiffs were insurers of the vessel.
On 25 January 1989 the vessel arrived at the Port of Halifax. Officers from the..
Online Published Date:
31 August 1996
Appeared in issue:
439 - 31 August 1996
Exxon Co USA and Ors v Sofec Inc and Ors (The “Exxon Houston”) - US Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) - 10 June 1996
The tanker Exxon Houston
stranded several hours after it had broken away from a Single Point Mooring System (SPM) owned by several affiliate corporations (HIRI) and manufactured by respondent Sofec Inc. The vessel had been engaged in delivering oil..
Online Published Date:
31 August 1996
Appeared in issue:
439 - 31 August 1996
Evvtex Co Inc v Hartley Cooper Associates Ltd and Ors - US District Court (SDNY)(Sweet DJ) - 17 January 1996
The plaintiff insured brought proceedings against the defendants to recover sums collected by the defendants in their capacity as insurance brokers and paid over to a third party. The third party was the acknowledged chief villain the case. He was..
Online Published Date:
31 August 1996
Appeared in issue:
439 - 31 August 1996
Pacific Tractor Rentals (VI) Ltd v The Owners of the ship “Palaquin” and Anr - Federal Court (Trial Div) - John A Hargrave Prothonotary - 20 June 1996
As a result of the loss of the plaintiff’s excavating machine from the vessel Palaquin
during a voyage in Georgia Strait during heavy weather the plaintiff caused the Palaquin
to be arrested.
After the vessel had been arrested, the plaintiff..
Online Published Date:
31 August 1996
Appeared in issue:
439 - 31 August 1996