Dainford Navigation Inc v PDVSA Petroleo SA (The “Moscow Stars”) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Males J) [2017] EWHC 2150 (Comm) – 2 August 2017

Arbitration – Court’s power to order sale of cargo – Whether cargo was “the subject of” the arbitration proceedings – Whether court had power to make order for sale – Whether sale should be ordered

This was an application by the claimant owners of the vessel Moscow Stars, pursuant to section 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996, for an order for sale of the crude oil cargo onboard the vessel.