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London Arbitration 20/07
(2007) 723 LMLN 3
The vessel was chartered on an amended NYPE form for a period of “minimum/maximum of 3/5 months in charterers’ option …”. Disputes arose under the charter. The charterers claimed US$179,778.36 comprising..
Online Published Date:
01 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
723 - 01 August 2007
London Arbitration 19/07
(2007) 723 LMLN 2
The vessel (“the Vessel”) was chartered on an amended Gencon form for the carriage of urea in bulk from Marsa-El-Brega, Libya, to, in the event, Ravenna. The Vessel was 24 years old. Under Libyan law ships of more than..
Online Published Date:
01 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
723 - 01 August 2007
International Transportation Service Inc v The “Convenience Container” – High Ct of Hong Kong SAR (Court of Appeal)(Ma CJHC, Stone and Reyes JJ) – 16 July 2007
(2007) 723 LMLN 1
The vessels Convenience Container, Kingdom Container, Liberty Container and Mandarin Container
were owned by Powick Marine (S) Pte Ltd, a Singapore company (“Powick”). As a result of the collapse of Powick the four..
Online Published Date:
01 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
723 - 01 August 2007
OAO Northern Shipping Co v Remolcadores De Marin SL (The “Remmar”) – QBD (Com Ct) (Gloster J) – 27 July 2007
(2007) 724 LMLN 4
Disputes arose between buyers and sellers under a contract on the Norwegian Saleform 1993 relating to the sale and purchase of an ice classed tug. The buyers sought damages on the basis that the agreement had been induced by a..
Online Published Date:
15 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
724 - 15 August 2007
ASM Shipping Ltd v Harris and Ors – QBD (Com Ct) (Andrew Smith J) – 28 June 2007
(2007) 724 LMLN 3
Disputes arose between owners ASM Shipping Ltd of India and charterers TTMI Ltd of England which were referred to arbitration. H and S were appointed as arbitrators. Subsequently H and S appointed X QC as third arbitrator. A number..
Online Published Date:
15 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
724 - 15 August 2007
Golden Fleece Maritime Inc and Anr v ST Shipping & Transport Inc (The “Elli” and The “Frixos”) – QBD (Com Ct) (Cooke J) – 2 August 2007
(2007) 724 LMLN 2
By two time charters on the Shelltime 4 form dated respectively 30 May 2003 and 10 August 2004, as later amended and extended, the claimant owners chartered their oil tankers Elli
and Frixos
to the defendant charterers.
On 4..
Online Published Date:
15 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
724 - 15 August 2007
Trafigura Beheer BV and Anr v Mediterranean Shipping Co SA (The “MSC Amsterdam”) – Court of Appeal (Tuckey, Longmore and Lloyd LJJ) – 27 July 2007
(2007) 724 LMLN 1
The claimants (“Trafigura”) were the owners of a cargo comprising 18 containers of copper cathodes which, on 30 September 2005, was shipped on board the defendant’s vessel MSC Amsterdam
at Durban for carriage to..
Online Published Date:
15 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
724 - 15 August 2007
London Arbitration 21/07
(2007) 725 LMLN 2
The vessel was chartered on an amended Asbatankvoy form for the carriage of a cargo of gas oil from Abidjan to Lagos. The owners claimed that they were entitled to demurrage in the sum of US$218,946 (net of 2.5% commission),..
Online Published Date:
30 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
725 - 30 August 2007
Starlight Shipping Co and Ors v Tai Ping Insurance Co Ltd and Anr – QBD (Com Ct) (Cooke J) – 1 August 2007
(2007) 725 LMLN 1
The first claimant was the owner, and the second claimant the manager, of the vessel Alexandros T
. The owners chartered the vessel to Transfield ER Cape Ltd for a voyage from Brazil to China with a cargo of iron ore. The charter..
Online Published Date:
30 August 2007
Appeared in issue:
725 - 30 August 2007