COSCO SHIPPING SPECIALIZED CARRIERS CO LTD V PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS AND OTHERS

[2024] SGHC 92, High Court of the Republic of Singapore, General Division, S Mohan J, 28 March 2024

Anti-suit injunction – Arbitration agreement – Whether arbitration agreement incorporated into bills of lading encompassing claim in tort – Exclusive jurisdiction clause – Whether letter of undertaking containing jurisdiction clause concluded – Non-contractual anti-suit injunction – Vexatious and oppressive

CSSC was the disponent owner of the vessel Le Li, chartered under a COA (contract of affreightment) to its related company COSCO Europe. OKI was a paper pulp manufacturer based in Indonesia. Its facilities included a jetty, connected to the mainland by a trestle bridge.