Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The vessel Mahiutai was sub-chartered for the carriage of a cargo of plywood from Jakarta to Shantou, China. Both the shipowners and the head charterers were Indonesian corporations. The bill of lading issued to the shippers was a charterer’s..

The vessel Pacific Trader was arrested pursuant to a claim by the plaintiff P & I Club for the recovery of unpaid calls. The vessel was subsequently sold by order of the court on 16 July 1992 and the proceeds of sale held as a fund in court. A..

On 16 October and 28 October 1990 vessels belonging to the appellant and the respondent collided with each other off Port Said. On 14 October 1992 the appellant obtained an order for the arrest of the respondent’s vessel in an action for..

The plaintiff owned a floating plant which he used for his business of painting and refurbishing dams. The plant was mortgaged to a bank. The plaintiff was awarded a two-year contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) to..

A worker domiciled in the United States who was injured aboard an oil rig located in territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) sued his employer, a corporation formed under the laws of the UAE and the owner and operator of..