Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

In the early hours of 2 April 2004 the vessel Cleopatra Dream was making her way out of the port of Saldanha with a pilot onboard, and having loaded cargo, when she experienced a catastrophic power failure which resulted in the stoppage of her main..

On 11 December 2007 the parties entered into a bareboat charterparty of the vessel Mahakam for 60 months at a daily rate of US$38,500. Clause 38.3 of the charterparty provided that punctual payment of hire “shall be of essence”. The..

The vessel Triton Lark was chartered by Pacific Basin (“the charterers”) from disponent owners Bulkhandling (“the owners”) on the NYPE form incorporating the BIMCO Standard War Risk Clause for Time Charters – CONWARTIME..

On 8 December 2010 the court gave judgment in a collision action brought by the claimants against the defendant where the claimants’ claim far exceeded that of the defendant’s. Liability for the collision was to be borne equally by the..