Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiff (“Alphamate”) obtained a Rule B attachment in New Orleans on a shipment of corn that had been loaded on the vessel Golden Star bound for Green Valley for Animal Feed Libya (“AFL”) in Tripoli, Libya. Alphamate..

On 5 November 2009 the claimant issued proceedings in the English courts against the defendant, a Hungarian company, for allegedly unpaid debts approaching £2 million for the manufacture and delivery of oil well equipment. The defendant..

The plaintiff, a crew member of the vessel Pelican and a resident of New Zealand, brought an in rem claim against the vessel for wages, superannuation and damages. The vessel was registered in New Zealand. An Australian company (“the..

The vessel was chartered out by disponent owners (“owners”) on the NYPE 1946 form as amended for a period of 13-15 months, 15 days more or less at the charterers’ option. Redelivery was to take place on dropping outward sea pilot..

On 21 December 1990 the vessel Altuvia was transporting crew members of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga from the dock at Haifa Port back to the Saratoga at anchor. Before reaching the Saratoga the Altuvia sank in Israeli territorial..

The appellant, SW Traders LLC, appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favour of the appellee insurers. The appellant had sought to recover payment under an insurance policy in respect of losses sustained by the vessel..