Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Disbursements – Vessel ordered to discharge in Yemen – Owners claiming additional war risk and loss of hire premiums – Armed guards expenses – Crew Bonus – Whether expenses recoverable

Practice – Anti-suit injunction – Cargo interests bringing foreign proceedings against shipowners and P&I Club in breach of London arbitration clause in bills of lading – Foreign court likely to give effect to Hamburg Rules so as to confer jurisdiction – Whether good reason not to grant injunction – Whether P&I Club entitled to injunction on basis of English jurisdiction clause in Club’s letter of undertaking – Whether foreign proceedings vexatious and oppressive

Admiralty jurisdiction – Supply of bunkers – Collapse of OW Bunker Group – Interpleader proceedings – Whether physical suppliers of bunkers had maritime lien – Whether OW entities had maritime lien – Summary judgment

Carriage of goods by sea – Limitation of liability – Deck cargo – Cargo carried on deck in breach of contract of carriage – Whether carrier entitled to limit liability for loss or damage to that cargo pursuant to article IV, rule 5(a) of Hague-Visby Rules