Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd v OW Bunker (Switzerland) SA and Others– US District Ct (SDNY) (Caproni DJ) – 9 January 2017

Admiralty jurisdiction – Supply of bunkers – Collapse of OW Bunker Group – Interpleader proceedings – Whether physical suppliers of bunkers had maritime lien – Whether OW entities had maritime lien – Summary judgment

These were motions for summary judgment in three interpleader test cases following the collapse and insolvency of OW Bunker & Trading A/S (OW Denmark) and its international subsidiaries (collectively “OW”).