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Hagop Ardahalian v. Unifert International S.A. (The Elissar) - Court of Appeal (Ackner and Browne-Wilkinson L.JJ.) - 11 April 1984
An arbitration took place between shipowner and voyage charterer to resolve disputes under the charterparty. On the second day of the hearing the owner sought to amend his Points of Claim by alleging that the charterers had ordered the vessel to a..
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10 May 1984
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118 - 10 May 1984
World Pride Shipping Ltd. v. Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha (The Golden Anne) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Lloyd J.) 6 February 1984
- The vessel Golden Ann
was time-chartered to Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha under the NYPE form and was sub-let under three further charters. All four charters contained an arbitration clause.
While loading a cargo at Durham under the sub-charter, one..
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10 May 1984
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118 - 10 May 1984
In re oil spill by the Amoco Cadiz off the coast of France on 16 Mar. 1978 - U.S.D.C. Northern Dist. of Illinois Eastern Division (McGarr D.J.) - 18 April 1984
- The Amoco Cadiz
, a VLCC of 230,000 deadweight tons, was owned by Amoco Transport Company (“Transport”) and operated by the Amoco International Oil Company (“AIOC”). Transport was indirectly owned by the Standard Oil..
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10 May 1984
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118 - 10 May 1984
Antilles Steamship Co. Ltd. v. American Hull Insurance Syndicate (The Alchemist) - U.S. Ct. of Appeals Second Circuit (Timbers, Newman & Cardamone C.JJ.) - 5 April 1984
An explosion occurred aboard the vessel Alchemist
, carrying chemicals from the United States to Antwerp. One of the chemicals, GAA, had suddenly and explosively polymerized for reasons unknown. Extensive damage was caused to the ship, and some of..
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10 May 1984
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118 - 10 May 1984
Maritime Overseas Corporation v. SPC Shipping Inc - Before Lloyd C. Nelson, A. Joseph Slattery & Frank L. Crocker, Chairman - 19 April 1984
SPC time-chartered numerous vessels from MOC to transport Alaska North Slope oil to various continental U.S. ports. The charters were on the Texacotime 2 form. SPC claimed $3,066,309 “deadfreight” for alleged shortloading of cargo on 416..
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10 May 1984
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118 - 10 May 1984
Insurance Co. of North America v. Lanasa Shrimp Co. (The Lanasa Bambino) - U.S. Ct. of Appeals Eleventh Circuit (Hill & Hatchett C.JJ. & Allgood D.J.) - 5 March 1984
The Lanasa Bambino
, a shrimping vessel, left Key West, Florida, headed for the Dry Tortugas. Area weather conditions were good. No major storms or high seas were reported. The vessel sailed in a seaworthy condition, yet she never returned to port..
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10 May 1984
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118 - 10 May 1984
PT Karana Line v. Eddie Steamship Co. Ltd. (The Kartini) - Before Donald E. Zubrod (Chairman), Lloyd C. Nelson and Jack Berg - 23 April 1984
The bulk carrier Kartini
, owned by PT Karana Line, was time-chartered to Eddie Steamship Co. Ltd. on the NYPE form. The charterers ordered the vessel to lift a cargo of bulk coal at New Orleans for carriage to Taiwan. 54,634 tonnes of steam coal..
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24 May 1984
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0119 - 24 May 1984
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The vessel had discharged cargo on completion of her final voyage under a time charter. The charterparty provided that redelivery was to take place on dropping outward pilot. The charterers maintained they had a claim for the refund of certain hire...
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24 May 1984
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The vessel was time-chartered under the NYPE form which provided for disputes to be determined by arbitration in London. Standard Clause 18 provided that the charterers were not to:
suffer, nor permit to be continued, any lien or encumbrance..
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24 May 1984
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0119 - 24 May 1984
Mabanaft GmbH v. Consentino Shipping Co. SA (The Achillet) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Lloyd J.) - 10 May 1984
The vessel Achillet
was chartered to carry a cargo of gasoline and gasoil from Rotterdam to West Africa. She loaded, 12,200 tons of gasoline at one terminal then shifted to the Matex terminal across the river where she loaded 6327 tons of gasoil...
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24 May 1984
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0119 - 24 May 1984
McAsphalt Industries Ltd. v. Algoma Central Railway (The Algocen) - Fed.Ct. Trial Div. (Collier J.) - 2 February 1984
The plaintiffs manufactured and distributed asphalt products. In 1979 they purchased a tug, and in 1980 they purchased a barge with the object of moving asphalt from greater distances to the Toronto area market. In August 1981 the tug and barge..
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24 May 1984
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0119 - 24 May 1984
Federal Business Development Bank v. The Winder 4135 and ors - Fed.Ct. Trial Div. (Walsh J.) - 11 April 1984
Eiger Booming Ltd. owned the vessel Winder 4135
. A mortgage of $13,000 was granted on the vessel in favour of the plaintiff Federal Business Development Bank (“the Bank”). Some $8,300 of worker’s compensation assessments became..
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24 May 1984
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0119 - 24 May 1984