Transnet Ltd v The owner of the MV “Snow Crystal” – Supreme Court of South Africa (Scott, Farlam, Cloete, Combrinck JJA and Hurt AJA) – 27 March 2008

Contract – Shipowners making arrangements with port authority to have vessel enter dry dock for repairs and class survey during specified period – Dry dock unavailable due to delay in previous vessel vacating dock – Whether arrangements contractual in nature – Terms of contract – Whether port authority in breach of contract – Whether port authority entitled to rely on defence of supervening impossibility

(2008) 746 LMLN 1(2)