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Standard Chartered Bank v Pakistan National Shipping Corporation and Ors (The ‘Lalazar’) - Court of Appeal (Evans, Aldous and Ward LJJ) - 3 December 1999
The claimant bank (‘SCB’) brought proceedings for damages for deceit and/or negligent misrepresentation and/or conspiracy arising out of the tendering of falsely dated bills of lading. The relevant letter of credit stated that shipment..
Online Published Date:
02 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
530 - 02 March 2000
China Shipbuilding Corporation v Nippon Yusen Kabukishi Kaisha and Anr (The ‘Setu Maru’, The ‘Saikyo’ and The ‘Suma’) - QBD (Com Ct)(Thomas J) - 11 January 2000
The appellant builders built three bulk carriers for the respondent buyers under separate contracts. The buyers alleged that there were defects in the erection welding of their vessel and brought arbitration proceedings claiming damages from the..
Online Published Date:
02 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
530 - 02 March 2000
Caravelle Investments Ltd v Martaban Ltd (The ‘Cape Don’) - Federal Ct (Finklestein J) - 3 November 1999
The plaintiff was negotiating with the defendant to buy the defendant’s vessel Cape Don.
The plaintiff paid a ‘holding deposit’ of USD$200,000, which was paid into the defendant’s solicitors’ trust account. The..
Online Published Date:
02 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
530 - 02 March 2000
Anraj Fish Products Industries Ltd and Anr v Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd and Ors - Federal Ct (Trial Div)(Reed J) - 10 December 1999
The plaintiffs (shippers and buyers of the relevant cargo) claimed $150,000 damages arising out of the defendant’s carriage of a cargo of fish from Bangladesh to New York on the defendant’s vessels. The cargo was inspected on arrival in..
Online Published Date:
02 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
530 - 02 March 2000
Shell Marketing (Oman) Ltd v The owners of the ship 'Niase' - QBD (Admlty Ct)(David Steel J) - 9 February 2000
On 15 March 1997 the defendants' tanker Erica Jacob
(since renamed Niase)
was attempting to moor at a terminal located near Masirah Island off Oman. In doing so, the vessel came into contact with the terminal causing substantial damage. The..
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16 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
531 - 16 March 2000
Frontier International Shipping Corporation v The owners and all others interested in the ship 'Tavros' and anr - Federal Ct (Trial Div) (Pinard J) - 23 December 1999
The plaintiff charterers sought to overturn part of the order of Prothonotary Hargrave dated 5 November 1999 in which he had awarded costs against the plaintiffs 'as interim protection' following a successful application by the plaintiffs for a stay..
Online Published Date:
16 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
531 - 16 March 2000
Morlines Maritime Agency Ltd v IKO Industries Ltd - Federal Court (Trial Div)(Lutfy J) - 7 December 1999
In 1996 the defendant was just starting out in the export business. It contacted Marine Marketing Ltd ('Marine'), a freight forwarder, to arrange for the shipments of cargo from Montreal to the door of the defendant's plant in Belgium. The defendant..
Online Published Date:
16 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
531 - 16 March 2000
Aceros Arequipa SA v Nikko Shipping Co (The 'Sea Wind') - Before R Glenn Bauer, Chairman, A J Siciliano and George Cavooris - 8 September 1999
Various issues arose for determination in this arbitration. One issue related to demurrage at the loading port. The vessel arrived at the Puerto Ordaz sea buoy on 2 January 1995 and gave notice of readiness on 3 January at 0555 hours while at the..
Online Published Date:
16 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
531 - 16 March 2000
The owners of the yacht 'Carbonnade' and Anr v The owners of the ship 'Ruta'; Malcolm Harding (as owner of the 'Lutra II') v The owners of the ship 'Ruta' - QBD (Admlty Ct)(David Steel J) - 10 February 2000
On 10 October 1997 the general cargo vessel Ruta
collided with three yachts, Carbonnade, Shamal II
and Lutra II',
while outward bound from Ipswich. The yacht owners claimed damages totalling some £69,000. In 1998 a new crew took over the..
Online Published Date:
16 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
531 - 16 March 2000
Rank Enterprises Ltd and ors v Gerard - Court of Appeal (Kennedy, Thorpe and Mance LJJ ) - 27 January 2000
This appeal concerned the construction of a guarantee dated 9 April 1997 given by the defendant. The guarantee was given in respect of the purchase by the second, third and fourth claimants of three vessels from their previous owners. The purchases..
Online Published Date:
30 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
532 - 30 March 2000
Coyle v Kristjan Palusalu Maritime Co Ltd (The ‘Kristjan Palusalu’) - US District Court (ED Pennsylvania) (Eduardo C Robreno J) - 9 February 2000
The plaintiff was the Administratrix of the estate of her husband, William Coyle, deceased. She brought a personal injury action against the defendant pursuant to section 5(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act 33 USC..
Online Published Date:
30 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
532 - 30 March 2000
Sheridan Towing Co Inc v ECDC Environmental LC (The ‘Patricia Sheridan’) - Before Jack Berg, Pieter Vismans and Donald Szostak (Chair) - 29 October 1999
The barge Patricia Sheridan
(‘the vessel’) was chartered on the Coastvoy form dated 25 July 1995 for the carriage of stabilised dredge spoils from Staten Island, New York to Corpus Christi, Texas. The issue centred around liability for..
Online Published Date:
30 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
532 - 30 March 2000
Paxicon Inc v Perdue Farms Inc (The ‘Tai Ning’) - Before David J Sharpe, Donald Zubrod and Jack Berg (Chair) - 22 October 1999
The vessel Tai Ning
was chartered by the claimant disponent owners (‘the owners’) to the respondent charterers on the Gencon form for the carriage of a part cargo of 1,785 metric tons of frozen chicken parts from Morehead City, North..
Online Published Date:
30 March 2000
Appeared in issue:
532 - 30 March 2000