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Phoenix Shipping (Pty) Ltd v General Feeds Inc (The “Dimitros”) - Court of Appeal (Potter and Mummery LJJ) - 22 April 1997
The vessel Dimitros
was under time-charter on the NYPE form containing a London arbitration clause. In 1992 the vessel was sub-chartered on the Gencon form for the carriage of a cargo of bagged fishmeal from Peru to China. The sub-charter contained..
Online Published Date:
10 May 1997
Appeared in issue:
457 - 10 May 1997
A/S D/S Svendborg v Wansa - Court of Appeal (Staughton, Waite and Aldous LJJ) - 23 March 1997
These proceedings involved claims made by Mr Mohamed Kamel Wansa against two shipowning concerns in respect of alleged shortage and damage to cargo delivered in Sierra Leone under various bills of lading and in various vessels. Two sets of..
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10 May 1997
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457 - 10 May 1997
Schiffahrtsgesellschaft Detlef Von Appen GmbH v Wiener Allianz Versichrungs GmbH and Anr (The “Jay Bola”) - Court of Appeal (The Vice-Chancellor, Hobhouse and Morritt LJJ) - 16 April 1997
Cargoes of steel reinforcing bars were loaded on board the vessel Jay Bola
at San Sebastiao, Brazil for carriage to Thailand under bills of lading which were governed by English law. The vessel was subject to a time charter on the NYPE form which..
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10 May 1997
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457 - 10 May 1997
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation v MT “Saraband” and Others - High Court (Admlty Jurisdiction)(Kazi A T Manowaruddin J) - 29 January 1997
The plaintiff was the owner of a cargo of crude oil carried from Abu Dhabi to Chittagong on the vessel Saraband.
The contract of carriage contained an express warranty guaranteeing that the vessel would arrive at Chittagong within 13 days from the..
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10 May 1997
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457 - 10 May 1997
Grains & Fourrages SA v Huyton SA (The “Ince”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Mance J) - 7 November 1996
Sellers contracted to sell to the buyers 10,000 tonnes and 1,983 tonnes respectively of Chinese Cotton Expellers. Both contracts incorporated the terms of GAFTA contract form Nos 100 and 125 and provided for finalisation latest 15 days after receipt..
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24 May 1997
Appeared in issue:
458 - 24 May 1997
London Arbitration 5/97
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form for “about one time charter trip, duration about 55/65 days without guarantee” giving delivery on arrival pilot station one safe port South China, not north of Shanghai.
The vessel was delivered..
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24 May 1997
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458 - 24 May 1997
London Arbitration 6/97
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form. Pursuant to the charterers’ orders the vessel loaded a part cargo of 34,000 metric tons of soyabean pellets, and then went to Paranagua to complete with a further 18,000 metric tons. On leaving..
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24 May 1997
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458 - 24 May 1997
SNC SLB v M/V Newark Bay and Ors - US Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)(Van Graafeiland, Leval and Cabranes Ct JJ) - 2 April 1997
A 37-foot yacht was contracted to be transported from Port Everglades to Marseilles. The yacht was carried on board the vessel Newark Bay
and delivered at Felixstowe in good condition. It was then transferred to a Sea-Land “feeder..
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24 May 1997
Appeared in issue:
458 - 24 May 1997