Feyha Maritime Ltd v Miloubar Central Feedmill Ltd and Another – Civil Leave to Appeal 7195/18, Supreme Court of Israel (Hendel J) – 12 May 2019

Carriage of goods by sea – Limitation of action – Damage to cargo – Cargo owner seeking to bring cargo claim against carrier after one-year limitation period – Whether timeous claims made by non-party and by cargo insurers against carrier had effect of stopping accrual of limitation period – Whether cargo owners’ claim should be dismissed in limine – Hague-Visby Rules, article III rule 6

The first respondent (MCF) alleged that it imported a cargo of corn to Israel from the Ukraine on a ship owned by the applicant Feyha Maritime Ltd (the shipowners). The cargo was insured by the second respondent, The Phoenix Insurance Co Ltd (Phoenix).