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Minerals and Metals Trading Corpn of India v. Encounter Bay Shipping Ltd. (The Samos Glory) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Bingham J.) - 17 July 1986
The main issue in this case was whether the shipowners’ claim for the balance of freight was time-barred on the ground that it was not brought within the six year period provided by the Limitation Act 1939. The relevant charterparty clauses..
Online Published Date:
11 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
179 - 11 September 1986
12/86
The claimant shipowners agreed with the respondent shippers under a booking note contract to carry on liner terms a cargo described as two quantified parcels of tree bark compost “on shrink-wrapped pallets”.
When the cargo was presented..
Online Published Date:
11 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
179 - 11 September 1986
13/86
A dispute arose under a time-charter containing the following clause:
- 46. Crew to clean vessel’s holds and/or any cargo compartments between voyages in order to make vessel ready in every respect for the next cargo and accepted by shippers..
Online Published Date:
11 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
179 - 11 September 1986
14/86
In this laytime dispute the principal issue was whether a notice of readiness had been validly given. The relevant charterparty clauses provided:
- 18(A) . . . vessel to be dry and clean before tendering notice and to be free from rests of previous..
Online Published Date:
11 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
179 - 11 September 1986
Ellerine Brothers (Pty.) Ltd. v. Klinger [1982] 1 W.L.R. 1375
In London Arbitration 11/86, summarised in LMLN 178, respondent shipowners successfully argued that where they had previously admitted that a sum of $40,041 was due to charterers for despatch, the charterers could not commence arbitration..
Online Published Date:
25 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
180 - 25 September 1986
Sedco Inc. v. P & O Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (The Strathewe) - U.S. Ct. of Appeals (2nd Circuit) - 25 August 1986
The vessel Strathewe
, owned by the P & O Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. was requisitioned by the British Government in June 1982. The government informed P & O:
Your vessel Strathewe
is required for service in connection with the Falkland..
Online Published Date:
25 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
180 - 25 September 1986
Dow Chemical Pacific Ltd. v. Rascator Maritime S.A. and others (The Ogden Fraser) - U.S. District Ct. (S.D.N.Y.) (Duffy D.J.) - 17 July 1986
The vessel Ogden Fraser
was time chartered by Ogden Fraser Transport to Sanko Steamship Co. on the NYPE form and sub-time-chartered to Rascator Maritime S.A. Another company, Intra-Span, conducted business on behalf of Rascator in the USA. Two..
Online Published Date:
25 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
180 - 25 September 1986
15/86
The vessel was chartered on the Asbatankvoy form for a voyage from Aden to Bandar Abbas. She anchored off Aden at 00 24 on 21 March and tendered notice of readiness. She remained at anchor awaiting berthing instructions. The delay was caused by a..
Online Published Date:
25 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
180 - 25 September 1986
16/86
One of the issues in this arbitration related to the meaning of the phrase “weather working day of 24 consecutive hours”.
The claimants argued, relying on Summerskill on Laytime
, that bad weather could only affect the laytime..
Online Published Date:
25 September 1986
Appeared in issue:
180 - 25 September 1986