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The Antonis P Lemos - House of Lords (Lord Scarman, Lord Diplock, Lord Roskill, Lord Brandon and Lord Templeman) - 21 February 1985
By a charterparty dated 16 October 1981 the vessel Antonis P Lemos
was sub-chartered to the respondents by disponent owners. On 21 September 1981 the respondents had voyage-chartered the vessel to Agri Industries. Under this voyage charter the..
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14 March 1985
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A. B. Marintrans v. Comet Shipping Co. Ltd. (The Shinjitsu Maru No. 5) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Neill L.J.) - 8 March 1985
The vessel was time-chartered under the NYPE form. The relevant clauses, as amended, read:
- 8. . . . The Captain (although appointed by the owners) shall be under the orders and directions of the charterers as regards employment and agency; and..
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Total Transport Corpn. of Panama v. Amoco Trading Co. (The Altus) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Webster J.) - 21 January 1985 (see below)
The defendant charterers chartered the vessel Altus
from the plaintiff disponent owners on the Exxonvoy 69 form. The vessel was to load a cargo of crude oil in North Africa for carriage to Italy. The vessel went to Ashtart. Loading took place from..
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Total Transport Corpn. of Panama v. Amoco Trading Co. (The Altus) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Webster J.) - 21 January 1985
The charterparty provided that the vessel should load a minimum of 40,000 tons of crude oil. In fact the vessel only loaded 34,447 tons. The charterers had paid deadfreight on the difference, but the charterparty provided for demurrage at 285% on..
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The Saqr Jubail - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 18 February 1985
The plaintiff cargo interests wished to bring proceedings in respect of a claim for cargo carried in the vessel Al-Fajr Al-Saudi I
. They arrested another vessel, the Saqr Jubail
, in England on the basis that the Saqr Jubail
was a sister-ship. The..
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Atlantic Lines & Navigation Co. Inc. v. Italmar SpA (The Apollon) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Webster J.) - 18 February 1985
The shipowners contended that when the arbitrators quantified the charters’ counterclaim they did not credit to the owners $17,092 admitted to be due to them from the charterers. The arbitrators had provided the parties with reasons under the..
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14 March 1985
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Petroleo Brasileiro S/A v. Elounda Shipping Co. (The Evanthia M) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Mustill J.) - 30 January 1985
The vessel was chartered for one year on the Shelltime 3 form. Clause 24 contained detailed provisions relating to the vessel’s speed and fuel consumption and provided that hire should be reduced or increased according to whether actual..
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14 March 1985
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Wood v. Associated National Insurance Co. Ltd. (The Isothel) - Supreme Court of Queensland (Full Court) - December 1984
The plaintiffs owned the vessel Isothel
, a 13 metre diesel powered fishing vessel. The defendants had insured the vessel under a time policy. In May 1981 the Isothel
sailed on a fishing trip with four people on board. Apart from the skipper (one..
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28 March 1985
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Spiliada Maritime Corpn. v. Cansulex (The Spiliada) - Court of Appeal (Oliver and Neill L.JJ.) - 7 March 1985
The plaintiff owners of the Spiliada
alleged a cause of action against the defendants in respect of damage caused to their vessel as a result of loading a cargo of sulphur at Vancouver, British Columbia, for carriage to India. Neither of the..
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28 March 1985
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Spiliada Maritime Corpn. v. Cansulex (The Spiliada) - Court of Appeal (Oliver and Neill L.JJ.) - 7 March 1985
One question arising in the appeal related to Lord Diplock’s speech in Amin Rashid
v. Kuwait Insurance Co.
[1983] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 365. At page 372 he said:
The exorbitance of the jurisdiction sought to be invoked where reliance is based..
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28 March 1985
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Hofflinghouse & Co. Ltd. v. C-Trade S.A. (The Intra Transporter) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Leggatt J.) - 18 February 1985
The defendants owned the vessel Intra Transporter
. The plaintiffs entered into negotiations with the defendants to voyage-charter the vessel from the Argentine to Dubai. Numerous telexes had been exchanged between the parties. At an advanced stage..
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28 March 1985
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Pacific Navigators Corpn. of Monrovia v. Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (The El Champion, El Challenger and El General) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Staughton J.) - 4 February 1985
Three vessels were time-chartered under similar charterparties on the Baltime form for trips via loading ports in America. The destination of the time charter voyages was Persian Gulf, excluding Iraq, and excluding Iranian ports other than Bandar..
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28 March 1985
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Govt. of Swaziland Central Transport Administration Co. v. Leila Maritime Co. Ltd. (The Leila) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Mustill J.) - 22 February 1985
The plaintiff shippers shipped vehicles from Bremen to Durban in the defendant carrier’s vessel. The shippers’ agents kept a stock of the carrier’s blank bill of lading forms. The carriers introduced a new version of their bill of..
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28 March 1985
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