Caltex Refining Co Pty Ltd v BHP Transport Limited (The “Iron Gippeland”) - Supreme Court of NSW (Admiralty Division)(Carruthers J) - 3 December 1993

Clean oil Cargo not isolated from Crude oil vessel’s inert gas system - Whether Carrier liable for cargo contamination

In these proceedings Caltex Refining Co Pty Limited (“Caltex”) as the owner of a cargo of automotive diesel oil (“ADO”) sued BHP Transport Limited (“BHP”) for contamination which had occurred to the ADO on carriage from Singapore to Sydney on board BHP’s vessel Iron Gippsland ).