Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
Bethlehem Steel Corporation v. Marriott Corporation, et al - U.S. Court of Appeals (6 Cir.) - Chief Judge Edwards, Circuit Judges Lively and Engel - Oct. 2, 1980
Limitation of liability - Damages for vessel delay
Disputes arose out of the collision of the
Steelton
, a U.S. vessel, with a bridge spanning the Welland Canal on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Claims were filed in the U.S.A. and
Canada against the shipowners by charterers and owners of vessels that had been delayed as a result of the collision.