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Columbus-America Discovery Group v. The unidentified, wrecked and abandoned vessel believed to be the SS Central America - U.S. District Ct. (Eastern District of Virginia) - 14 August 1990
On 12 September 1857 the luxury passenger liner Central America
sank in the Atlantic Ocean after encountering a hurricane whilst in the course of a run from Panama to New York. 452 passengers and a quantity of gold were on board the vessel when she..
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Midland Bank P.L.C. v. Varadi Shipping Corporation - Supreme Ct. of the State of New York (Dontzin J.) - 28 August 1990
In December 1979 Midland Bank and Chase Manhatten entered into loan agreements with ten shipping companies of which Mr Stravelakis was the sold stockholder. The banks agreed to lend the borrowing companies $8,500,000 and 2,552,821 in Japanese Yen...
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Caterpillar Overseas S.A. v. Marine Transport Inc. and others - U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit) (Russell, Widener and Hall C.JJ.) - 5 April 1990
The plaintiff sold a Caterpillar tractor to Chanimat, a Zaire corporation, for delivery via sea carriage at Matadi, Zaire. The plaintiff arranged with Farrell Lines Inc. to ship the tractor from Portsmouth, Virginia. However, due to the..
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Transportes Del Este Navegaceon S.A. v. Afran Transport Ltd. (The Cepheus) - Before Jack Berg, Nicholas J. Healy and Alan S. Loesberg - S.M.A. 2663 (13 February 1990)
The vessel Cepheus
was chartered on the Asbatankvoy form for the carriage of a cargo of petroleum products from the Caribbean to one or two safe ports U.S. West Coast including Alaska (Los Angeles - Anchorage range). The vessel loaded at Freeport..
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Antwerp Shipping and Chartering Services N.V. v. Swiss Volksbank (The Marine Pioneer - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Waller J.) - 3 December 1990
In early December 1988, Antwerp, as agents for Eurosteel Lines Inc., received an offer from agents for Scot Line for the chartering of the vessel Marine Pioneer and a time charter dated 16 December 1988 was in due course concluded. During..
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26 January 1991
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Trinity Industries v. Insurance Co. of N. America (The Leam Alabama) - U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) (Wisdom, King & Barksdale C.JJ.) - 2 November 1990
By a builder’s risk insurance policy on the American Institute Form (1 December 1959) the defendant agreed to insure the Leam Alabama
“against all risks of physical loss . . . or damage”. The vessel was one of six then under..
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J.I. Case (Australia) Pty. Ltd. v. Tasman Express Line Ltd. (The Canterbury Express”) - Supreme Ct. of N.S.W. (Adm.Div.) (Carruthers) J.) - 5 December 1990
Under a bill of lading dated 24 April 1988 Tasman was the carrier of two combine harvesters on board its vessel Canterbury Express
from Lyttelton, N.Z., to Port Botany, N.S.W. The plaintiff was the consignee named in the bill of lading, which was..
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26 January 1991
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Sonmez Denizcilik Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v. The M.V. Blooming Orchard (The Blooming Orchard) - supreme Ct. of N.S.R. (Adm.Div.) (Carruthers J.) - 20 December 1990
By a voyage charter on the Americanized Welsh Coal Form dated 20 September 1990 the plaintiff, a Turkish corporation, chartered the vessel Blooming Orchard
for a voyage between Port Kembla, there to load between 103,500 M.T. and 126,500 M.T. of..
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26 January 1991
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Hellenic Steel Co. Ltd. & Anr. v. Svolamar Shipping Co. Ltd. (The Komninos S - Court of Appeal (Bingham, Nourse & Lloyd L.JJ.) -
20 December 1990
The plaintiffs were the owners of a cargo of steel coils shipped aboard the defendants’ vessel Komninos S
at Thessaloniki and carried to Ravenna under two bills of lading containing exemption clauses in favour of the..
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