Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Associated British Ports plc (‘ABP’) were the owners and operators of Southampton Docks (‘the docks’). Southampton Cargo Handling Plc (‘SCH’) were stevedores at the docks. In the docks there was a compound, owned..

The Norse-Pol, a partially constructed yacht, was arrested by her builder on allegations of money owed on her construction. The defendant owners of the Norse-Pol said, to the contrary, that they had already put into the vessel an amount in excess..

The vessel (‘vessel X’), a handy-sized bulk carrier of 26,798 mts deadweight was discharging in Iraq when her owners began to negotiate the terms of a following cargo of alumina in bulk from Goa, India for discharge at Vanino, Pacific..

The vessel Aurora was chartered under the NYPE form. The owners claimed for repairs to the vessel’s propeller incurred as a result of navigating in ice at the discharge port of Gros Cacouna in January 1997. The owners said that because of..

The vessel Ambor was chartered on the Shelltime 4 form dated 3 July 1987. Later, the vessel Once was substituted for the Ambor. Clause 4 of the charterparty defined the charterparty period as follows: ‘Owners agree to let and Charterers..

Horizon Explorations Ltd (‘Horizon’) was engaged by an oil company to carry out a seismic survey in Morecambe Bay. The first defendant (‘NFFO Services’) supplied fishing boats to act as chase boats to surveying vessels..

The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form as amended. The charterers made a deduction from hire in respect of alleged under-performance on the two laden voyages performed by the vessel under the charterparty. No complaint was made in relation to the..