A/S Hansen-Tangens Rederi III v. Total Transport Corporation of Panama (The Sagona) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Staughton J.) - 3 November 1983

Cargo delivered to receivers without production of bill of lading - Whether shipowners entitled to recover resulting losses from charterers

The vessel Sagona was time-chartered to the Total Transport Corporation on the Beepeetime 2 form for a period of 38 months. Between 7 and 10 July 1978 Mediterranea Raffineria Siciliana Petrolis SpA (“the shippers”) shipped a cargo of 28,872 tonnes of gasoil at Milazzo in Sicily. The master signed and issued to the shippers a bill of lading in three originals. The destination on the bill of lading was Rotterdam and delivery was “to order”.