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Societe Eram Shipping Company Ltd v Compagnie Internationale De Navigation & Ors - Court of Appeal (Schiemann, Mance and Keene LJJ) - 7 August 2001
The claimant (“Eram”) sued a Hong Kong company, and a Hong Kong resident (“the judgment debtors”) for demurrage, and obtained judgment in the French courts. The judgment was registered in England under section 4 of the Civil..
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11 October 2001
Appeared in issue:
572 - 11 October 2001
Matthew Short & Associates Pty Ltd v Riviera Marine (International) Pty Ltd & Anr - New South Wales Court of Appeal (Meagher JA, Heydon JA and Ipp AJA) - 30 August 2001
Riviera Marine (International) Pty Ltd (“Riviera”) contracted to manufacture a motor cruiser (“the Cruiser”) and to sell it to Richard Boland Yacht Sales (“Boland”) in the USA. The sale contract was on FOB terms,..
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11 October 2001
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572 - 11 October 2001
London Arbitration 19/01
The vessel, a log bulk carrier of 21,955 metric tons deadweight built in 1995, was chartered on an amended NYPE form for delivery in February 2000 on dropping outward sea pilot Singapore, and redelivery between December 2000 and February 2001 in..
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11 October 2001
Appeared in issue:
572 - 11 October 2001
London Arbitration 20/01
The vessel was chartered on an amended NYPE form for a period of about 10/about 12 months time charter in direct continuation from a previous charterparty between the same parties dated 26 January 1999. The vessel was described in the charterparty..
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11 October 2001
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572 - 11 October 2001
BP Exploration Operating Co Ltd v Chevron Transport (Scotland) (The “Chevron North America”) - House of Lords (Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Clyde, Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough and Lord Millett) - 18 October 2001
On 28 February 1990 the vessel Chevron North America
berthed at the Sullum Voe terminal in Shetland for the purpose of loading crude oil from the terminal. The terminal was owned and operated by BP Exploration Operating Co Ltd (“BP”). ..
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25 October 2001
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573 - 25 October 2001
K/S Merc-Scandia XXXXII v Lloyd’s Underwriters (The "Mercandian Continent") - Court of Appeal (Robert Walker and Longmore LJJ and Carnwath J) - 31 July 2001
The claimant shipowners brought proceedings against shiprepairers arising out of damage to the claimants’ engine. The shiprepairers were insured by the defendant underwriters under a liability policy. The shiprepairers’ defence to the..
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25 October 2001
Appeared in issue:
573 - 25 October 2001
Canadian Forest Navigation Co Ltd v Minerals Transportation Ltd (The “Phoenix Anne”) - QBD (Com Ct)(David Steel J) - 16 August 2001.
Disputes arose under a charterparty in relation to whether the charterers had nominated a safe discharge berth at Toledo. The charterparty contained a safe berth warranty, namely one safe berth Toledo, but had no express warranty as to the safety..
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25 October 2001
Appeared in issue:
573 - 25 October 2001
Galaxy Energy International Ltd (BVI) v Eurobunker SpA - QBD (Com Ct)(Thomas J) - 31 July 2001
The claimant sellers agreed to sell 9,000-10,000 tons of low sulphur fuel oil to the defendant buyers. The contract set out the specification of the fuel, and provided:
“Low sulphur fuel oil of EU origin with the following actual..
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25 October 2001
Appeared in issue:
573 - 25 October 2001