Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

On 13 November 1987 the tug Salvital was struck by an Exocet missile in the Gulf. Two crew members were killed and four were injured, including the plaintiff. He sued (1) the Master of the tug, (2) the tugowners and (3) the company which employed..

The plaintiff cargo consignees sued the defendant time-charterers for breach of contract or in tort for loss and damage to the cargo. The cargo had been shipped onboard the vessel Hudson Bay . The consignees had purchased their respective cargoes..

The plaintiff was the consignee of a cargo of lumber, part of which had been lost overboard during carriage from Canada to Taiwan. The carriage had been booked with the defendant Sinotrans Canada Inc (“Sinotrans”). Under the terms of the..

The vessel was chartered on the Gencon form. The charterers disputed the shipowners’ claim for demurrage. Unusually, the only exceptions provided for in the charter form were Sundays and holidays (at loading) and Fridays and holidays (at..

The plaintiff boatyard agreed to refurbish the yacht Sigrid of Chelsea . The plaintiff sub-contracted part of the work related to the engines. The yacht owners subsequently claimed that the work done on the engines was inadequate and declined to pay..