Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Cost of surveyor’s attendance on de-bunkering – Cost of crane hire – Short loading – Underperformance – Breach of warranty re Suez Canal NRT – LMAA Small Claims Procedure

Charterparty – Vessel rejected at loading port for unclean holds – Charterparty providing for owners to clean holds at their expense and for notice of readiness to be re-tendered – Whether owners in breach of charter – Whether owners liable to pay carrying charges

Limitation of liability – Contracting out – Whether shipowners entitled to contract out of statutory right of limitation under 1976 Convention – Whether parties did in fact agree to exclude owners’ right to limit liability