Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

On 16 January 1996 the plaintiffs’ ship Kapitan Shvetsov (“the Russian ship”) collided with the defendants’ ship Nanta Bhum (“the Singaporean ship”) in the waters of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River. The..

In this case, a sub-charterer brought proceedings in rem against the shipowners in tort for costs allegedly incurred as the result of a negligent misrepresentation by the Master of the vessel in respect of its cargo capacity. It was common ground..

The plaintiffs brought proceedings in rem claiming commission arising out of an agreement for the sale of the vessel Dana Star . The issue was whether the claim fell within section 4(1)(h) of the Admiralty Act 1973, which gave jurisdiction in..

The plaintiffs filed a complaint for foreclosure of a maritime lien against cargo in rem for unpaid freight, and for collection of tariff charges against the defendants in personam . The issues were (1) whether the Court had subject matter..

The plaintiffs were the insurers of a cargo of aircraft parts. The defendants contracted with the seller of the cargo to provide air transportation from Chicago to Hong Kong. The cargo was lost prior to its intended arrival in Hong Kong and was..