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

Duty to load, stow and discharge cargo - Whether transferable by carrier to cargo interests - Article III rules 2 and 8 of Hague-Visby Rules - House of Lords refuses to depart from earlier decision

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 carriage of steel coils. Clause 3 provided: