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Westrac Equipment Pty Ltd v "Assets Venture" - Federal Court of Australia (Lee J) - 12 April 2002
The plaintiff claimed damages for the loss of a caterpillar bulldozer carried on the vessel Assets Venture during the course of a voyage between Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands. The plaintiff commenced proceedings against the owners of the..
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13 June 2002
Appeared in issue:
589 - 13 June 2002
Consolidated Edison Co of New York Inc v Allstate Insurance Co and Ors - Court of Appeals (Kaye Ch J, Smith, Levine, Ciparick, Wesley, Rosenblatt and Graffeo JJ) - 2 May 2002
For some 60 years, the plaintiff's corporate predecessors owned and operated a manufactured gas plant in New York. The site was later sold to Anchor Motor Freight Inc. In 1995 Anchor notified the plaintiff that it had discovered contamination at the..
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13 June 2002
Appeared in issue:
589 - 13 June 2002
Fesa UK Ltd v M/V "Artis Sun" and Ors - US District Court (SDNY)(Stein DJ) - 26 March 2002
The plaintiff consignee brought proceedings against the defendants for loss allegedly suffered due to the spoilage of melons shipped from Costa Rica to England. The defendants moved to dismiss the action on the grounds of forum non conveniens.
The..
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13 June 2002
Appeared in issue:
589 - 13 June 2002
London Arbitration 8/02
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form as amended. A dispute arose under the charter relating to the vessel's speed and performance. The charterers alleged that the vessel had failed to comply with the relevant provisions of the charterparty,..
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13 June 2002
Appeared in issue:
589 - 13 June 2002
Alegrete Shipping Co Inc (Owners of the ship "Sea Empress") and Anr v The International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 1971 and Ors - QBD (Admlty Ct)(David Steel J) - 29 May 2002
The vessel Sea Empress grounded off Milford Haven in February 1996, resulting in a substantial oil spillage. Claims were brought against the owners of the Sea Empress, who brought limitation proceedings to limit their liability, pursuant to section..
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13 June 2002
Appeared in issue:
589 - 13 June 2002
Trafigura Beheer BV v Golden Stavraetos Maritime Inc - QBD (Com Ct)(Morison J) - 12 June 2002
This vessel was chartered under a voyage charter dated 16 December 1999 to which the Hague Visby Rules applied. She loaded a cargo of Jet A1 fuel oil in Saudi Arabia for delivery at Mombassa. Shortly after sailing, the parties varied the..
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27 June 2002
Appeared in issue:
590 - 27 June 2002
London Arbitration 9/02
The vessel was time-chartered by her owners on the NYPE form as amended to the disponent owners who chartered her, on more or less back-to-back terms, to sub-charterers for one timecharter trip. Both the head charter and the sub-charter contained..
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27 June 2002
Appeared in issue:
590 - 27 June 2002
London Arbitration 10/02
The vessel, a bulk carrier, was chartered on an amended Baltimore Berth Grain Charterparty for the carriage of a cargo of soyabeanmeal and corn in bulk from the Mississippi River to Beirut. Disputes arose in relation to delays at the loading port..
Online Published Date:
27 June 2002
Appeared in issue:
590 - 27 June 2002