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Universal Petroleum Company v. Seagull Compania Naviera S.A. (The Athenian) - United States Ct. of Appeals Second Circuit (Van Graafeiland and Pragg JJ.) - 9 October 1985
On 2 October 1981 U. chartered the vessel Athenian
from S. for the transport of a cargo of asphaltic fuel oil from La Plata, Argentina to New York. On arrival, 1,600 barrels of oil were missing and over 31,000 were contaminated. U. submitted a..
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07 November 1985
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Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Co. v. Luxor Trading Corporation (The Al Bida) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Anthony Evans J.) - 15 October 1985
The vessel Al Bida
was time-chartered for two consecutive periods of one year under two tanker charterparties in the STANDIME form. The charterparties, which were in all material respects identical, described the vessel as:
capable of maintaining..
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Fercometal SARL v. Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A. (The Simona) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Leggatt J.) - 31 October 1985
Fercometal chartered the vessel Simona
from Mediterranean under a charterparty dated 11 June 1982 for a voyage from Durban to Bilbao and a part cargo of 6,000 metric tons of steel. The charterparty provided:
- 10. Should the vessel not be ready to..
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07 November 1985
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The Aegis Blaze - Court of Appeal (Parker and Croom-Johnson L.JJ.) - 30 October 1985
In the course of legal proceedings between cargo owners and shipowners, the cargo owners sought to inspect a report of a survey of the vessel carried out at Sibenik, Yugoslavia, in March 1981 in connection with a previous action brought by different..
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Raymond Burke Motors Ltd. v. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Co. - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Leggatt J.) - 20 February 1985
The plaintiffs were buyers of a consignment of motor cycles from Triumph Motor Cycles (Meriden) Ltd., who acted as the plaintiffs’ agents to arrange transportation to Canada where the plaintiffs carried on business. Triumph contacted..
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Naviera Multinacional Del Caribe S.A. v. Sparti Compania Naviera S.A. (The Transworld Sailor) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Steyn J.) - 10 September 1985
In July 1980 Sparti chartered the vessel Transworld Sailor
to Naviera M for a time charter on the Baltime form. The vessel duly carried a cargo of coffee from Acujutla Tuca/La Union to New York in July and August 1980. After discharge, claims were..
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07 November 1985
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157 - 07 November 1985
The Goring - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 15 November 1985
The plaintiffs were members of the Island Bohemian Club which was situated on De Montford Island in the river Thames, above Reading bridge.
Shortly before midnight on 14 September 1984 three of the plaintiffs were in a ferry boat, owned by the club,..
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21 November 1985
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The Freightline One - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 7 November 1985
In October 1984 the vessel Freightline One
was arrested as she lay in drydock at Tilbury in the Port of London pursuant to an action in rem
by 47 pilots. In November 1984 B issued a second writ in rem
in respect of the repairs to the vessel they..
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21 November 1985
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Ministry of Food Government of Bangladesh v. Bengal Liner Ltd. (The Bengal Pride) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Leggatt J.) - 9 August 1985
Disputes arose between the parties arising out of a voyage charterparty dated 29 June 1983 in the Gencon form. On 9 September 1983 owners appointed Mr. J. L. Potter as their arbitrator. On the same day they telexed charterers notifying them of the..
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21 November 1985
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Allied Chemical International Corp. v. Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro (The Itapura) - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Meskill, Kearse and Winter JJ.) - 15 October 1985
In September 1980 Allied received from Banylsa (a Brazilian corporation) an order for a quantity of caprolactan. The sale was to be in two lots of 6,000 bags on terms of sight drafts against documents through Banco Bamerindus do Brasil S.A. in Sao..
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21 November 1985
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This London Arbitration concerned the interpretation of speed and consumption warranties where both speed and consumption figures were qualified by the word “about” (cf. The Al Bida
- LMLN 157, a decision which was given after the..
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21 November 1985
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