Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The oil tanker Eurus was chartered on the Asbatankvoy for a voyage to carry a minimum cargo of 122,000 metric tons of Forcados crude oil from Nigeria to a range of possible discharging ports. The charterers wanted loading to be completed in..

The vessel World Hitachi Zosen was involved in a collision while en route from Kharg Island to Rotterdam. General average was declared and the cargo was transferred to another vessel to complete the voyage. The plaintiff shipowners brought..

The defendant buyers brought claims in Italy against the plaintiff sellers under a contract for the sale of 11,120 tonnes of Chinese soya CIF Ravenna and/or Venice. The sale contract incorporated the terms of GAFTA form 100, which provided for..

In October 1990 the vessel Lash Atlantico , owned by the plaintiff (“Coastal”) collided with the vessel Maritime Prosperity , owned by Rosario Navigation & Co Inc (“Rosario”) near Port Said. Coastal brought proceedings in..

The plaintiff cargo receivers brought claims against the defendant disponent owners of the vessel Kukawa in respect of detention costs at the discharge port. The amount claimed was US$700,000 plus interest and costs. On 2 November 1995 the..

The appellant sellers entered into a rice contract for the sale of Thai white broken rice in bulk to the respondent buyers. The contract was headed “C & F full outturn weight”. The contract incorporated, with certain amendments and..