Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiff cargo owners claimed for damaged cargo against the defendant charterers who had issued the bills of lading in respect of cargoes shipped in Germany, London, Belgium and France. The bills of lading expressly incorporated the 1924 Hague..

Under a charterparty on the Gencon form the Tassos N was to carry a cargo of timber from Finland to Aqaba. When she arrived at the discharge port delay occurred because of congestion. Laytime had expired before the vessel was able to discharge. The..

The plaintiffs had effected insurance policies with 28 Taiwanese buyers on a cargo of soyabeanmeal carried on board the Aiolis . There was a short delivery and the buyers made a claim on the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs paid out on the claims and in..

The Maistro Georgis was arrested by the cargo receivers at the discharge port for alleged cargo damage. She continued to discharge until 03 40 on 3 May 1981 but security was not posted until 5 June 1981. She was released at 13 00 on that day. The..

The plaintiffs were the owner and operator of the barge Lakelse on which the defendant’s cargo was being carried up the west coast of Canada in tow of a tug chartered for the voyage. The contract of carriage between the plaintiffs and the..

The plaintiff professional salvors rendered salvage services under Lloyd’s Open Form to the Pioneer Commander which had run aground on a rocky ledge off the northern coast of Scotland. The Pioneer Commander was privately owned by United..