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Stolt Tankers Inc v Landmark Chemicals SA (The "Stolt Spur") - QBD (Com Ct)(Andrew Smith J) - 21 December 2001
The question of law on this appeal to the High Court was "whether (in the absence of any relevant provision in the governing voyage charterparty) laytime or time on demurrage is interrupted because, while the vessel is waiting for charterers' berth..
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31 January 2002
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579 - 31 January 2002
"Michael S" Evryalos Maritime Ltd v China Pacific Insurance Co Ltd (The "Michael S") - QBD (Com Ct)(Colman J) - 20 December 2001
The vessel Michael S was chartered under a trip time charter containing a London arbitration clause. The insurers of the endorsees and receivers of a cargo of sulphur alleged that the cargo had been damaged during the course of carriage between..
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31 January 2002
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579 - 31 January 2002
American Dornier Machinery Corp and Anr v "MSC Gina" and Ors - US District Court (SDNY)(Owen DJ) - 16 October 2001
The second plaintiff manufactured sophisticated, delicate, computerised textile weaving machines. The first plaintiff was an American associated company of the second plaintiff which purchased the machines involved in the case. German freight..
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31 January 2002
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579 - 31 January 2002
Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation v Seabulk Transmarine Partnership Ltd and Ors (The "Seabulk America") - US Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)(King, CJ, Duhe and Benavides Ct JJ) - 26 November 2001
Seabulk Transmarine Partnership Ltd ("Seabulk") wanted to build a new vessel, the Seabulk America. To build the vessel, Seabulk planned to combine parts of two separate vessels. The hulls of the two vessels were of dissimilar widths and depths, so..
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31 January 2002
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579 - 31 January 2002