Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The claimant dockyard entered into an agreement with the defendant shipowners whereby the claimant agreed to convert the defendants’ VLCC into a VLOC (Very Large Ore Carrier). The agreement was governed by English law and contained a London..

In June 2004 the vessel Pace loaded a cargo of bagged rice in Thailand for carriage to Nigeria. Churchgate Nigeria Ltd (“Churchgate”) was the holder of the bills of lading. Churchgate complained inter alia that there had been a short delivery of the..

In April 2008 chartering brokers Velos Chartering (“Velos”) approached Maritime Brokers & Consultants Inc (“MBC) who acted for Hudson Shipping Lines (“Hudson”), in relation to a suitable vessel for the carriage of..