Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Dacia was chartered under a bareboat charter which was governed by Romanian law and provided that any disputes should be resolved by arbitration in Romania. Disputes arose under the charter and were referred to arbitration in Romania...

The claimants were the Italian consignees of cargo of steel coils carried on the defendants’ vessel Sea Maas from Newport, Wales to Anzio and La Spezia in Italy. The claimants alleged wetting damage to the cargo. The defendants were domiciled..

This was a motion by a fleet mortgagee of the vessel Kimisis III for an order that Noga Commodities (Canada) Inc (“Noga”), who had filed a caveat against the release of the Kimisis III and who was the owner of a cargo of 37,663 metric..

The vessel Margaret Z was arrested at the instigation of the Master and crew claiming wages, and was sold for approximately $9 million. A question of priority over the proceeds of sale arose between the mortgagee, a supplier of fuel (“Clipper..