by michael | Mar 23, 2018 | Charter Party Cases
Associated ship arrest-vessel owners ordered to provide security to slot charterers for judgment obtained by slot charterers in Brazil – slot charterers qualifying as charterers for the purposes of associated ship arrest provisions in the AJRA The facts By a time...
by michael | Mar 21, 2018 | Charter Party Cases
Delivery without the production of bills of lading – construction of LOI’s – relevant belief in the identity of receiver that of the master – limitation of duration of indemnity in charter party not replicated in LOI construed on its own wording The Facts Pursuant to...
by michael | Mar 20, 2018 | Charter Party Cases
Cargo released without bills of lading – LOI’s issued – typical case study The Facts On 21 October 2013 SCIT Trading agreed to sell a cargo of 70,000 mt of iron ore to Xiamen on CFR China Main Port terms with Koolan Island as the loading port. Clause 9 of the contract...
by michael | Mar 19, 2018 | Charter Party Cases
Multiple LOI”s back to back – cargo discharged to receivers without bills of lading – typical case study The facts By an amended NYPE 1946 form of charterparty the vessel was chartered by the Owners to COSCO Bulk Carrier Co.Ltd. (“Cosbulk”). The vessel was...
by michael | Mar 16, 2018 | Charter Party Cases
Shipowners held entitled to claim on back to back letters of indemnity issued by charterers and receivers to cover release of cargo in the absence of original bills of lading The facts The vessel was voyage chartered under an amended sugar charterparty to carry a...
by michael | Feb 23, 2018 | Charter Party Cases
Hague Visby rules – excepted perils under Article IV – fire exception open to owners in spite of arson by chief engineer The facts Fire broke out in the engine room of the vessel en route to Houston, USA from Taman, Russia. The vessel was carrying fuel...
