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Todd v Adams (The "Margaretha Maria") - Court of Appeal (Thorpe and Mance LJJ and Neuberger J) - 18 April 2002
On 11 November 1997 the beam trawler Margaretha Maria capsized and sank with all hands off Lizard Point, Cornwall. The claimants were dependants and relatives of the crew members, and they brought proceedings against the owners of the vessel..
Online Published Date:
02 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
586 - 02 May 2002
Glencore International AG v Exter Shipping Ltd and Ors - Court of Appeal (Sir Andrew Morritt V-C, Robert Walker and Rix LJJ) - 18 April 2002
Until February 1998 Metro Trading International Inc ("MTI") operated a floating storage facility off Fujairah. MTI bought fuel oil from a variety of sources which it stored temporarily and then resold after carrying out any necessary blending,..
Online Published Date:
02 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
586 - 02 May 2002
Strive Shipping Corp and Anr v Hellenic Mutual War Risks Association (Bermuda) Ltd (The "Grecia Express") - QBD (Com Ct)(Colman J) - 25 March 2002
During the night of 4/5 March 1994 the car ferry Grecia Express was moored for the winter closed season at Aegion, on the Gulf of Corinth, when someone cut the vessel's mooring ropes. Someone also opened one of the four seawater drencher valves..
Online Published Date:
02 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
586 - 02 May 2002
London Arbitration 2/02
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form as amended for a trip. A number of disputes arose under the charter.
Delay in commencing discharging
When discharging of the cement cargo was due to start, signs of wet damage to it were found. P & I..
Online Published Date:
16 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
587 - 16 May 2002
London Arbitration 3/02
The vessel was chartered on the Vegoilvoy form as amended for the carriage of a cargo of palm olein from one or two safe ports in a specified range to one or two safe ports "out of full range India". The freight provisions in typewritten clause 2..
Online Published Date:
16 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
587 - 16 May 2002
London Arbitration 4/02
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form as amended. Various disputes arose under the charter.
Over consumption of MDO
The charterers said that there had been an over-consumption of MDO.
Held, that there had been an over-consumption as contended..
Online Published Date:
16 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
587 - 16 May 2002
London Arbitration 5/02
The vessel was chartered on the Gencon form as amended for the carriage of a cargo of sheet piling from Holland to Ireland. The claimant owners claimed the freight from the respondents who, the owners said, were the charterers of the vessel. The..
Online Published Date:
16 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
587 - 16 May 2002
London Arbitration 6/02
Disputes arose under two transfer agreements relating to the transfer of two vessels from the respondents to the claimants. The transfer agreements provided for the transfer to the claimants of ownership and title in the ships upon their being..
Online Published Date:
16 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
587 - 16 May 2002
London Arbitration 7/02
The vessel was chartered on the Gencon form as amended. There was a delay between the time of the ship's arrival at her discharging port at 0125 hours on 21 November, and her berthing at 2130 on 24 November. Discharging started the next day. The..
Online Published Date:
16 May 2002
Appeared in issue:
587 - 16 May 2002