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Jindal Iron and Steel Co Ltd and Ors v Islamic Solidarity Shipping Co Jordan (The "Jordan II") - House of Lords (Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Steyn, Lord Hoffmann and Lord Scott of Foscote) - 25 November 2004
The vessel Jordan II was chartered on a Stemmor Voyage Charterparty (1983) form for the carriage of a cargo of steel coils from India to Spain. The charterparty was designed for the carriage of ore cargoes, but on this occasion it was used for the..
Online Published Date:
08 December 2004
Appeared in issue:
654 - 08 December 2004
Bhatia Shipping and Agencies Pvt Ltd v Alcobex Metals Ltd - QBD (Com Ct)(Julian Flaux QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) - 20 October 2004
In February 2002 the claimant carrier contracted with Alcobex Metals Ltd ("Alcobex") to carry eight boxes of bronze tubes from Mumbai, India to Stafford, England via Avonmouth. The contract of carriage was contained in or evidenced by two multimodal..
Online Published Date:
08 December 2004
Appeared in issue:
654 - 08 December 2004
V Corp Ltd v Redi Corporation (USA) - US District Ct (SDNY) (Mukasey J) - 9 October 2004
A demurrage dispute between V Corp and Redi Corporation was referred to arbitration in England. The arbitrator issued an award and costs to V Corp totalling US$78,577.31. On 22 January 2004 the English High Court issued an order to enforce the..
Online Published Date:
08 December 2004
Appeared in issue:
654 - 08 December 2004
London arbitration 34/04
The vessel was chartered on the Shelltime 4 form by which the claimant owners let the vessel to the respondent charterers for 12 months with options for further periods.
The owners claimed hire in the sum of $1,050,000, being hire from 23 July to 1..
Online Published Date:
08 December 2004
Appeared in issue:
654 - 08 December 2004
Laemthong International Lines Co Ltd v ARTIS and Ors - QBD (Com Ct) (Cooke J) - 8 November 2004
The claimant owners chartered their vessel Laemthong Glory to the first defendants ("the charterers") on an amended Sugar Charterparty 1999 form for a voyage from Santos to Aden carrying a cargo of bagged sugar. The charterparty envisaged that the..
Online Published Date:
22 December 2004
Appeared in issue:
655 - 22 December 2004
The Owners etc of the Tugs Maridive VII, Maridive XIII, Maridive 85 and Maridive 94 v The Owners etc of the Oil Rig Key Singapore - QBD (Com Ct) (David Steel J) - 6 October 2004
Arrangements were made for the claimants' tugs to tow the respondents' jack up rig Key Singapore a distance of 38 miles from the West Akhen Field in the Eastern Mediterranean to the Port Fouad SW 2 Field, north of Port Said. During the course of the..
Online Published Date:
22 December 2004
Appeared in issue:
655 - 22 December 2004
LauritzenCool AB v Lady Navigation Inc - QBD (Com Ct) (Cooke J) - 12 November 2004
In March 1998 Cool Carriers, the predecessors of the claimant (Lauritzen), time-chartered the vessels Lady Racisce and Lady Korcula from the defendant owners on Cooltime 95 terms for a period of 10 years. Lauritzen, as charterers, managed a pool of..
Online Published Date:
22 December 2004
Appeared in issue:
655 - 22 December 2004
OT Africa Line Ltd v Magic Sportswear Corporation and Others - QBD (Com Ct) (Langley J) - 3 November 2004
This dispute arose out of an alleged short delivery of goods carried by the claimant ("OTAL") from New York to Monrovia. OTAL was an English company which also had offices in Toronto. The first and second defendants ("Magic" and "Blue Banana") were..
Online Published Date:
22 December 2004
Appeared in issue:
655 - 22 December 2004