Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Cargo claim – Receivers bringing claim against charterers for diminution in value of cargo due to vessel’s delay – Charterers settling with receivers and making deduction from hire – Whether charterers entitled to make deduction from hire – Addendum to charterparty making charterers fully liable for all cargo claims howsoever caused – Whether “cargo claims” included claims for diminution in value resulting from delay

Charterparty – Hire – Non-payment – Whether charterers could set off certain claims against hire

Carriage of goods by sea – Freight – Fraudulent broker inducing innocent shipowner and an innocent third party to conclude head and sub-charters respectively – Bill of lading incorporating “charterparty” terms including arbitration clause – Sub-charterer paying full freight to bank specified by fraudster – Fraudster paying part over to shipowner and retaining balance – Shipowner bringing arbitration proceedings against sub-charterer claiming balance of freight – Whether sub-charterers liableArbitration – Jurisdiction – Charterparty providing for arbitration in Singapore with English law to apply – Whether English procedural law applied to arbitration – Whether sole arbitrator validly appointed by shipowner under English Arbitration Act 1996 – Whether sub-charterer waived objection to jurisdiction