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London Arbitration 2/96
The charter was on the NYPE form for a trip, with delivery Rangoon and redelivery Mombasa/Cape Town range “duration 30/35 days”. The trip in fact lasted almost 50 days and the owners claimed damages for the overlap. There was no question..
Online Published Date:
02 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
426 - 02 March 1996
London Arbitration 3/96
Disputes arose under a tanker voyage charterparty. A preliminary issue as to whether the arbitrators had jurisdiction to determine the disputes.
The contract for the charter of the vessel was formed by a negotiation between brokers which culminated..
Online Published Date:
02 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
426 - 02 March 1996
London Arbitration 4/96
The vessel was chartered on the Tanker Voyage Charterparty for a voyage carrying colza oil from Antwerp to El Ferrol, followed by a second voyage in direct continuation under the same charterparty carrying vegoil methyl esters from El Ferrol to..
Online Published Date:
02 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
426 - 02 March 1996
London Arbitration 5/96
The vessel was chartered to carry a cargo of 19,000 metric tons of used rails from Ilichevsk to Philadelphia. The laycan dates were 22/28 December. At the date of the fixture the vessel was nearing Nemrut Bay, Turkey, where she arrived on 15..
Online Published Date:
02 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
426 - 02 March 1996
Crown River Cruises Ltd v Kimbolton Fireworks Ltd - QBD (Admlt Ct) (Potter J) - 27 February 1996
During the course of a fireworks display organised by the first defendant close to the River Thames burning debris caused a small fire on a floating barge owned by the plaintiffs, which were moored in the Thames. The fire was attended to by the..
Online Published Date:
16 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
427 - 16 March 1996
Royal Insurance Company of America v Cineraria Shipping Company (The ""Kalliopi”) - US District Court (MD Florida) (Bucklew DJ) - 24 July 1995
The vessel loaded cargo at Tampa, Florida, and was manoeuvering out of her berth and into the channel under the orders of a pilot when she suffered a steering gear breakdown which was apparently caused by the pilot backing the vessel too far and..
Online Published Date:
16 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
427 - 16 March 1996
The owners of cargo lately laden on board the ship “River Gurara” -v- Nigerian National Shipping Line Ltd - QBD (Admlty Cr) (Colman J) - 29 January 1996
The vessel River Gurara sank on 26 February 1989 after stranding on the Portuguese coast. The cargo, much of which was containerised, was totally lost. The plaintiff cargo owners brought proceedings against the shipowners, who raised as part of..
Online Published Date:
16 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
427 - 16 March 1996
Citi-March Ltd and Anr v Neptune Orient Lines Ltd and Ors (The “Humber Bridge”) - QBD (Com Ct) (Colman J) - 29 January 1996
The first defendant was the carrier on board the vessel Humber Bridge of consignments of clothing from Hong Kong to London under bills of lading which contained a Singapore exclusive jurisdiction clause. The containers were discharged at Felixstowe...
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16 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
427 - 16 March 1996
Higham v Stena Sealink Ltd (The “Stena Cambria”) - Court of Appeal (Hirst and Pill LJJ) - 16 February 1996
This case raises an important point in international maritime law in relation to the time limits for actions for damages arising out of the death of or personal injuries to a passenger, or for the loss of or damage to luggage.
On 16 August 1991 the..
Online Published Date:
30 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
428 - 30 March 1996
The “Hanjin Singapore” - Court of Appeal (Sir Thomas Bingham MR, Peter Gibson and Schiemann LJJ and Nautical Assessors) - 26 January 1996
On 15 September 1991 a collision occurred at 1300 GMT in the Bay of Biscay between two vessels sailing in the same direction, one vessel overtaking the other. The vessel overtaken was the Koscienyna
. The overtaking vessel was the Hanjin..
Online Published Date:
30 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
428 - 30 March 1996
The Standard Steamship Owners’ Protection and Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Ltd v Oceanfast Shipping Ltd and Anr (The “Ainikolas I”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Mance J) - 7 March 1996
The plaintiff P & I Club claimed supplemental and release calls from the first defendant (who was the owner) and the second defendant (who was the manager) of the vessel Ainikolas I
, which had been entered with the plaintiffs in respect of..
Online Published Date:
30 March 1996
Appeared in issue:
428 - 30 March 1996