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Riverside Landmark Corporation v. Northumberland General Insurance - Supreme Ct. of Ontario (Anderson J.)
This was an action by plaintiff owners against the insurers of their vessels Marlhill
and Lac Des Iles
, which were to be towed from Quebec City to Tampico, Mexico. Both vessels subsequently sank in bad weather in the Atlantic Ocean whilst under..
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11 October 1984
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129 - 11 October 1984
The Nervion - City Ct. of Gothenburg - 28 September 1984
The owners of the Panamanian vessel Nervion
signed an ITF agreement as a result of boycott action while the vessel was in a Swedish port. The shipowners sought a declaration that the agreement was null and void.
Held
, that the law applicable to..
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11 October 1984
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129 - 11 October 1984
20/84
The vessel arrived at the discharge port anchorage at 05 00 on 8 July but she did not berth until 10 15 on 11 July. The charterers claimed off-hire or damages for the whole of this period. The arbitrators held that the master had failed to listen to..
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11 October 1984
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129 - 11 October 1984
21/84
A dispute arose as a result of time-charterers having deducted sums in respect of hire and bunkers consumed during a period when the owners ordered the master to stop discharging because hire was overdue and unpaid. The owners said that they were..
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11 October 1984
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“Whilst in port, the ship consumed about half a ton of fuel oil each day in her boiler, and the owners said the charterers had to pay for this. The charterers maintained that any port consumption was in respect of domestic purposes only and..
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11 October 1984
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The vessel was on a laden voyage under time charter, with some cargo on deck, when she encountered heavy weather as a result of which some deck cargo shifted causing damage to hatch tarpaulins and her derrick blocks. To protect all parties’..
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11 October 1984
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Box 16 of the charterparty provided that load port laytime should be calculated on the basis:
150 mt per Hook PWWD of 24 CONSEC: hrs SHEX EIU. Time from Noon Saturday or day preceding Holiday until 08 00 hrs next working day to be excepted EIU.
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11 October 1984
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“There was then a difference as to whether the period of hire under the charter should be calculated on the basis of local time or on the basis of GMT. To resolve this question, each charter and its particular terms have to be looked at in..
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11 October 1984
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129 - 11 October 1984
The Gulf Venture - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 17 October 1984
The plaintiffs issued a writ in rem against the vessel Gulf Venture
for £409,926 for goods, materials and other expenses incurred by them as port agents in respect of the Gulf Venture
and a sister vessel. The Gulf Venture
was arrested. On 18..
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25 October 1984
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The Prince George - Fed.Ct. Trial Div. (Collier J.) - 25 July 1984
The vessel Prince George
was arrested on 3 September 1983. She was ordered to be sold by the Court on 24 February 1984. The purchase monies were subsequently paid into Court. The claimants were two members of the crew. On the day the vessel was..
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25 October 1984
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130 - 25 October 1984
Universe Tankships v. Burmah Oil Tankers Ltd. (The Universe Explorer) - Before: Richard H. Sommer (Chairman), Donald M. Kennedy, and Nicholas J. Healy Jr. - 15 June 1984
The vessel Universe Explorer
was chartered to Burmah Oil under a tanker time charterparty for a period of 15 years. In August 1979 the vessel was en route to Rotterdam after loading in the Arabian Gulf. Unknown to the charterers, the vessel..
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25 October 1984
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130 - 25 October 1984
Morland Bros Beverage Co. & Ors. v. Federal Commerce & Navigation Ltd. & Ors (The Banija) - U.S. District Ct. (Northern Dist. of Illinois) (Plunkett J.) - 6 June 1984
In October 1980 containers of air heaters and heat recovery equipment, all belonging to the plaintiff, were loaded aboard the vessel Banija
. The vessel was chartered by the defendants, who had issued the relevant bills of lading. After discharge,..
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25 October 1984
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The World Protector - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) - 10 October 1984
Sheen J. said, in the course of his judgment, that in many cases the summons for directions was issued before discovery, and that such a practice had to stop. In this case, the defendants were four days late in complying with an “unless”..
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25 October 1984
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130 - 25 October 1984
The Jocelyne - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) - 3 August 1984
Lloyd J. dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim on the ground of issue estoppel. The matter had previously been decided in a Belgian Court, whose judgment had been confirmed in the Belgian Court of Appeal. Because this was the plaintiffs’ third..
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25 October 1984
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130 - 25 October 1984
President of India v. Taygetos Shipping Co. S.A. (The Agenor) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Staughton J.) - 9 October 1984
An arbitration took place between owners and charterers over demurrage. Clause 9 of the charterparty provided for demurrage at the rate of U.S.$6,000 per day, but clause 30 went on to say that it was to be paid in pounds sterling at the rate of..
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25 October 1984
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130 - 25 October 1984