GARD MARINE & ENERGY LTD v CHINA NATIONAL CHARTERING CO LTD (THE "OCEAN VICTORY")

[2013] Lloyd's Rep Plus 78

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Teare

Charterparty (Time) - Safe port warranty - Hull insurers bringing subrogated claim against charterers for breach of safe port warranty - Whether port of Kashima, Japan was a safe port - Whether unsafety of port caused casualty - Whether hull insurers entitled to bring subrogated claim for value of vessel - Limitation - Interpretation of demise charterparty - Barecon 89 form.