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Olam International Ltd v Legacy Navigation Ltd & Ors (The "Wisdom") - High Court of South Africa (Durban and Coast Local Div)(Nicholson J) - May 2003
Disputes arose under a time charterparty. The shipowners, Ocean Wind Maritime SA ("Ocean Wind"), a Panamanian company, brought arbitration proceedings against the charterers, a Singapore company, in London claiming US$235,000 damages, interest and..
Online Published Date:
07 August 2003
Appeared in issue:
619 - 07 August 2003
Hawkspere Shipping Co Ltd v Intamex SA & Anr (The "Fidelity") - US Court of Appeals (4th Circuit) (Niemeyer, Michael and King Ct JJ) - 27 May 2003
In 2000 the defendant shippers bought aluminium in Russia for sale to American buyers. They arranged for the ocean carriage of the aluminium through International Commodities Transport Services ("ICTS"), an Alabama corporation which was a "cargo..
Online Published Date:
07 August 2003
Appeared in issue:
619 - 07 August 2003
London Arbitration 10/03
The vessel, a bulk carrier of 35,982 mts summer deadweight on a saltwater draft of 11.053 metres, was chartered on an amended Synacomex form for the carriage of a cargo of maize in bulk from Brazil to various discharge port options, including "1-2..
Online Published Date:
07 August 2003
Appeared in issue:
619 - 07 August 2003
London Arbitration 11/03
A further issue arose in the arbitration noted above relating to damages for detention. The vessel arrived outside Swinoujscie and dropped anchor at 1430 on Tuesday 29 May. After delaying for just over one day because the original bills of lading..
Online Published Date:
07 August 2003
Appeared in issue:
619 - 07 August 2003
Norcan Electrical Systems Inc v Feeding Systems A/S and Ors (The "FB XIX" and "FB XX") - Federal Ct (Trial Div)(Hargrave P) - 2 June 2003
The plaintiff brought an action in rem and in personam against the vessels FB XIX and FB XX, and their owners, Feeding Systems A/S, claiming $74,929.75 for necessaries supplied to those two vessels ("the Canadian necessaries claim"). The FB XIX and..
Online Published Date:
21 August 2003
Appeared in issue:
620 - 21 August 2003
London Arbitration 12/03
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form on 29 June for one time-charter trip from the US Gulf to the Mediterranean with grain or grain products. The charterparty provided that the vessel should be in a thoroughly efficient state, with her holds..
Online Published Date:
21 August 2003
Appeared in issue:
620 - 21 August 2003
London Arbitration 13/03
Further disputes arose under the charterparty which was the subject of London Arbitration 12/03.
Under performance
The owners accepted that there had been some under performance on both the ballast passage Brixham/SW Pass and SW Pass/Beirut. The..
Online Published Date:
21 August 2003
Appeared in issue:
620 - 21 August 2003
Jarl Trä AB and Ors v Convoys Ltd - QBD (Com Ct)(Moore-Bick J) - 2 5 June 2003
The claimants shipped cargoes of sawn timber on vessels operated by a Swedish liner company. Clause 7 of the carrier's standard conditions provided that the carrier "shall be entitled to sub-contract on any terms the whole or any part of the..
Online Published Date:
21 August 2003
Appeared in issue:
620 - 21 August 2003