Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Interclub NYPE Agreement 2011 – Charterparty providing that liability for cargo claims should be apportioned as specified by Interclub NYPE Agreement – Cargo receivers bringing claim against owners – Owners providing security to prevent arrest of vessel – Whether charterers required to provide counter-security

Admiralty – Collision action – Plaintiffs' and defendant's vessels involved in related collisions with anchored vessel off Singapore – Collisions would not have occurred but for prior negligence of defendant's vessel in dragging anchor – Whether "but for" test appropriate – Whether "agony of the moment" defence available to plaintiffs' vessel – Whether defendant's vessel "at anchor" notwithstanding that she was being involuntary towed – Apportionment of liability

Demurrage – Time bar – Claim documents sent to brokers – Whether brokers acting as agents for charterers – Whether brokers were intermediate brokers – Whether demurrage claims time-barred – Whether delay consequential upon vessel's engine problems counted as laytime