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The Wellamo - Mr. Justice Sheen - Q.B. (Adm.Ct.) - Mar. 27, 1980
A collision occurred in Swedish waters between Wellamo
, the Finnish defendants’ vessel and the Belgian-owned Belgulf Mercury
. The pilots were Finnish and Swedish respectively.
The defendants instituted proceedings in the Maritime Court in..
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03 April 1980
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11 - 03 April 1980
Complaint of Norfolk, Baltimore and Carolina Line, Inc., 478 F. Supp. 383 (E.D.Va.1979) decided Oct. 4, 1979
The petitioner shipowner’s contention that each container (20 feet, and 40 feet in length) was the package for purpose of unit limitation was accepted in a limitation of liability proceedings. Here a barge containing 93 containers had been..
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03 April 1980
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11 - 03 April 1980
The Arcadian Valor
A creditor directed the marshal of the Eastern District of Lousiana to seize m/v Arcadian Valor in order to enforce a maritime lien resulting from an alleged failure to pay for services rendered. The seizure was authorised by rule C of..
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03 April 1980
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11 - 03 April 1980
Liability for non-compulsory pilotage fees - 9/80
A dispute arose as to liability for pilotage fees under a trip time-charter on a New York Produce Exchange Form, the material stipulation being that expressed by the usual printed cl.2. The vessel left Antwerp, under compulsory pilotage, until she..
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03 April 1980
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11 - 03 April 1980
Substitute cargo - Liability of cargo-owners - 10/80
A vessel was engaged to load bulk palm kernel pellets in two grades. The owners warranted that the vessel could uplift the cargo tonnages specified by the charterers, and a lumpsum freight was agreed. The charter-party provided inter alia:
Owners..
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03 April 1980
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11 - 03 April 1980
S.M.A. Award No 1404
A charter-party for 17,000 tons jet fuel as part cargo was arranged from Milford Haven to Philadelphia on a parcel tanker. Vessel’s previous cargoes were vegetable oils and grain. Crew cleaned the tanks while in drydock at previous port of..
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03 April 1980
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11 - 03 April 1980
Universe Tankships Inc. of Monrovia v. International Transport Workers Federation and Others - Mr. Justice Parker - (Q.B.) -
Apr. 2, 1980
The defendants, ITF, had prevented the plaintiff ship owners’ vessel leaving port until they complied with their demands. These were, inter alia, (1) payment of $80,000 which included a contribution to the welfare fund, the..
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17 April 1980
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12 - 17 April 1980
A & B v. C, D, E, F, G & H - Mr. Justice Goff - Q.B. (Com.Ct.) - Mar. 18, 1980
The plaintiffs claimed to be victims of fraud. Affidavit evidence supported that claim, and their writ claimed damages for deceit and conspiracy to defraud against the first five defendants. They also claimed to trace £383,872 which they..
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17 April 1980
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12 - 17 April 1980
11/80
A New York Produce Exchange charter-party contained an extra clause which provided:
Hire and overtime to include at each port of call the following services from crew, provided in accordance with crew’s and respective local union’s..
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17 April 1980
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12 - 17 April 1980
La Salle Machine Tool Co. v. Maher Terminals, Inc., 611 F.2d 56 (4th Cir. 1979) decided Dec. 20, 1979
The shipper of a crate of machinery brought an action to recover $37,500 damages resulting from the negligent unloading of a 31,000 pound crate at the pierside warehouse prior to being loaded on an ocean carrier. The parties conceded that the result..
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17 April 1980
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12 - 17 April 1980
Seatrain Shipbuilding Corporation v. Shell Oil Company, U.S. Supreme Court 78-1651, Feb. 20, 1980
In 1972 Seatrain Shipbuilding Corporation received a subsidy of $27 million to construct a supertanker. When the vessel was completed in 1977 the owners wanted to operate it in the U.S. domestic trade and asked the Secretary of Commerce for..
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17 April 1980
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12 - 17 April 1980
Peltzman v. American Radio Association
A merchant marine radio operator lost his employment because he refused to join the union. He filed a grievance with the American Radio Association which refused to deal with it. A U.S. District Court gave summary judgment in favour of the union and..
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17 April 1980
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12 - 17 April 1980