Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

During the early hours of 3 August 2001 the barge Selby Paradigm sank alongside her berth in Hull in 35 feet of water. She was unattended at the time and had been intending to discharge a cargo of maize oil the next day. The cause of the casualty..

The vessel was chartered on a tanker voyage charter pursuant to which she carried two grades of crude oil (Khafji crude and Kuwaiti crude) from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to Sikka. There were two main issues. The first was whether a valid notice of..

The vessel was chartered on the World Food 99 form to carry a part cargo of 11,000 mt bulk wheat plus empty bags from Dunkirk to Djibouti or Sarbera. After the charter was concluded the parties agreed that the owners might load another smaller..

The vessel was chartered on an NYPE form as amended. Clause 61(a) of the charterparty provided: "... The vessel shall be capable at all times during the currency of the charterparty of steaming at about 13 knots in ballast/laden. For the purpose of..

The vessel was chartered on an NYPE form as amended. A dispute arose as to whether owners or charterers were liable to pay tug expenses and line handling expenses incurred in the Mississippi River. The owners said that the master had judged tugs and..