Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The claimant dockyard entered into an agreement with the defendant shipowners whereby the claimant agreed to convert the defendants’ VLCC into a VLOC (Very Large Ore Carrier). The agreement was governed by English law and contained a London..

In June 2004 the vessel Pace loaded a cargo of bagged rice in Thailand for carriage to Nigeria. Churchgate Nigeria Ltd (“Churchgate”) was the holder of the bills of lading. Churchgate complained inter alia that there had been a short delivery of the..

In April 2008 chartering brokers Velos Chartering (“Velos”) approached Maritime Brokers & Consultants Inc (“MBC) who acted for Hudson Shipping Lines (“Hudson”), in relation to a suitable vessel for the carriage of..

On 12 May 2008 the motor vessel Biz lost her rudder whilst laden with crude degummed soya bean oil in bulk. The vessel was towed to Cape Town for repairs and General Average was declared. The shipowners subsequently declared the voyage frustrated..

Disputes arose between the claimants and the defendant relating to work done in Dubai. The defendant and others brought proceedings in the United States against the claimants and others. The claimants contended that the disputes were covered by an..

By a contract made on 22 August 2003 the defendant (“Geogas”) agreed to sell to the claimant (“Borealis”) 5,200 mt of butane as a feedstock for Borealis’s integrated olefin plant situated at Stenungsund, Sweden. The..

On 30 December 1998 an explosion took place in No 3 hold of the vessel Aconcagua while on passage off the coast of Ecuador. The cause of the explosion was the self ignition of 334 kegs of calcium hypochlorite stowed in a container. The container was..