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Petroleum Shipping Ltd v Vatis (The “Sun”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Timothy Walker J) - 9 May 1997
The defendant, Captain John T Vatis, was involved for many years in Kronos Maritime Agency SA (“Kronos Maritime”) a company managing a fleet of vessels owned by one-ship companies. By September 1994 the business of Kronos Maritime had..
Online Published Date:
07 June 1997
Appeared in issue:
459 - 07 June 1997
Red Sea Tankers Ltd and Ors v Papachristidis and Ors (The “Ardent”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Mance J) - 21 May 1997
On the trial of preliminary issues the Court held (on 30 April 1997) that the plaintiffs’ claims against the defendants in relation to the acquisition of the vessel Ardent
failed, and that the claims brought by two of the defendants also..
Online Published Date:
07 June 1997
Appeared in issue:
459 - 07 June 1997
London Arbitration 7/97
The vessel was chartered for a voyage for the carriage of bulk potash from a named port to one or two berths at a named discharging port, completing one or two berths at a second named discharging port.
The owners prepared separate laytime..
Online Published Date:
07 June 1997
Appeared in issue:
459 - 07 June 1997
London Arbitration 8/97
The owners claimed time charter hire or damages equivalent to hire, together with bunkers, arising out of the alleged inordinate amount of time taken by the charterers to carry out an inspection at the commencement of the charterparty.
The vessel..
Online Published Date:
07 June 1997
Appeared in issue:
459 - 07 June 1997
Cho Yang Shipping Co Ltd v Coral (UK) Ltd - Court of Appeal (Evans, Hobhouse and Hutchison LJJ) - 15 May 1997
The plaintiff shipowners sought to recover unpaid freight from the defendants, Coral (UK) Ltd, under three bills of lading issued in Hamburg for the carriage of containers containing sugar from Hamburg and Bremerhaven to Dubai and Mina Qaboos. Each..
Online Published Date:
21 June 1997
Appeared in issue:
460 - 21 June 1997
Georgian Maritime Corporation v Sealand Industries (Bermuda) Ltd (The “North Sea”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Mance J) - 18 April 1997
The vessel North Sea
was chartered on the Asbatime form for one timecharter trip of 15-25 days duration. The charterparty provided:
“[Lines 34 to 45 - Delivery] Vessel shall be placed at the disposal of the charterers at charterers’..
Online Published Date:
21 June 1997
Appeared in issue:
460 - 21 June 1997
London Arbitration 9/97
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form. She was ordered to perform a voyage with a cargo of bulk bauxite to be discharged at Matanzas, on the Orinoco River. On 28 December the vessel arrived off the entrance to the Orinoco River. The pilot..
Online Published Date:
21 June 1997
Appeared in issue:
460 - 21 June 1997
London Arbitration 10/97
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form for one round voyage. Clause 51(C) of the charter provided:
“Failing payment of full hire due, less any specifically agreed amount, the owners will have the right to withdraw the vessel without..
Online Published Date:
21 June 1997
Appeared in issue:
460 - 21 June 1997