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Marina Offshore Pte Ltd v China Insurance Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Anr (The “Marina Iris”) – Court of Appeal (Chan Sek Keong CJ, Andrew Phan Boon Leong JA and Judith Prakash J) – 11 September 2006
(2006) 701 LMLN 4
The coastal tug Marina Iris
, built in Japan in 1982, had been purchased by the plaintiff in November 2003. She was delivered on 25 December 2003. A number of repairs were required to be carried out before she could be entered into..
Online Published Date:
04 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
701 - 04 October 2006
ELAZ International Co v Hong Kong & Shanghai Insurance Co Ltd – Court of First Instance (Stone J) – 10 May 2006
(2006) 701 LMLN 3
The plaintiff, a Hong Kong exporter, purchased a quantity of ladies’ knitwear from a factory in Dongguan, Guangdong Province for sale to a buyer in Mexico (Madame Collecion). The plaintiff insured the goods with the defendant..
Online Published Date:
04 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
701 - 04 October 2006
OT Africa Line Ltd and Others v Magic Sportswear Corporation and Another – Federal Ct of Appeal (Décary, Evans and Sharlow JJA) – 23 August 2006
(2006) 701 LMLN 2
The appellants (“the carriers”) were the owners and others interested in two ships that carried a cargo of goods from New York to Monrovia, Liberia, via Le Havre where it was transhipped. The first appellant..
Online Published Date:
04 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
701 - 04 October 2006
Edwinton Commercial Corporation and Anr v Tsavliris Russ (The “Sea Angel”) – QBD (Gross J) – 26 July 2006
(2006) 701 LMLN 1
On 27 July 2003 the tanker Tasman Spirit
(“the casualty”) grounded near the approaches to the port of Karachi. On 30 July 2003 the defendant salvors (“Tsavliris”) entered into a Lloyd’s Standard Form..
Online Published Date:
04 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
701 - 04 October 2006
London Arbitration 18/06
(2006) 702 LMLN 3
In mid December the charterers’ brokers approached the owners’ brokers indicating that the charterers were seeking a ship of some 42,000-52,000 mt capacity. On 19 December the owners’ brokers indicated the..
Online Published Date:
17 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
702 - 17 October 2006
London Arbitration 17/06
(2006) 702 LMLN 2
The ship was chartered for the carriage of a cargo of timber. A dispute arose in relation to a claim by the owners for additional freight. Freight had been paid on 2,808.736 cbm of cargo, ie the manifest quantity, but the owners..
Online Published Date:
17 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
702 - 17 October 2006
The “DG Harmony” (No 2) – US District Ct (SDNY) (Chin DJ) – 6 July 2006
(2006) 702 LMLN 1(2)
On 9 November 1998 the vessel DG Harmony
caught fire at sea and subsequently became a constructive total loss. It was alleged that the fire had been caused by a dangerous cargo, calcium hypochlorite hydrated..
Online Published Date:
17 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
702 - 17 October 2006
Fogg and Anr v Secretary of State for Defence and Anr – Court of Appeal (Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Rix and Longmore LJJ) – 5 October 2006
(2006) 702 LMLN 1
The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (“the Act”) was passed to protect sunken vessels and human remains from unauthorised interference. The Act applies to any vessel which “appears” to the Secretary..
Online Published Date:
17 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
702 - 17 October 2006
Ullises Shipping Corporation v Fal Shipping Co Ltd (The “Greek Fighter”) – QBD (Com Ct) (Colman J) – 14 July 2006
(2006) 703 LMLN 1
In December 2001 the vessel Greek Fighter
and her cargo were detained by the Coastguard of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) at Khorfakkan. The vessel was subsequently towed to Abu Dhabi, confiscated by the UAE..
Online Published Date:
31 October 2006
Appeared in issue:
703 - 31 October 2006