Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The claimant cargo interests brought proceedings against the defendant shipowners for alleged cargo shortage. The claimants claimed as owners and lawful holders of bills of lading in respect of various cargoes carried on board the vessel Delos ..

The plaintiff (“Imperial”), a Canadian company, was the registered owner of the vessels Le Brave and A G Farquharson . The defendant (“Petromar”) was a United States company carrying on the business of distribution and..

The vessel Star Sea, one of a fleet of vessels beneficially owned by the Kollakis family, was insured under a time policy. On 29 May an accidental fire started in the engine-room workshop. Despite attempts to extinguish the fire, it spread to the..

The issue in this case was whether the charterparty contained a warranty about the fuel consumption of the vessel, the charterers complaining that in breach of warranty she consumed excessive quantities of fuel. The arbitrators upheld the..