Maersk A/S v Sree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength Hypo Ltd (The Maersk Seoul) [2026] EWHC 2005 (Comm) - King's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Peter MacDonald Eggers KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) - 28 July 2026

Carriage of goods - Bills of lading - Calcium hypochlorite violently decomposing in containers on board and on shore - Liability of shipper for fires and explosions - Damages - Anti-suit injunction - International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

Maersk, a Danish company, was the disponent owner under a 10-year time charter of the vessel Maersk Seoul, a fully cellular gearless container vessel with nine cargo holds and 19 sets of hatch covers. Maersk Seoul had capacity to carry 8,411 standard 20-ft equivalent containers, with 500 of these stowed on the hatch covers.