Author MECO Published on: January 4, 2024 Tags Charterers MSC Flaminia – Charterers not entitled to limit liability The Court of Appeal affirmed the High Court decision that charterers cannot limit liability in connection with claims brought by…
Author MECO Published on: August 7, 2023 Tags Charterers Smart Gain Shipping Co Ltd and Langlois Enterprises Ltd – The Globe Danae Where hull cleaning was “always” at charterers’ time and expense, charterers’ obligation to clean survived redelivery and owners were entitled…
Author MECO Published on: June 21, 2023 Tags Charterers Tribunal Awards Owners’ Damages for Loss of Repositioning Fixture and Ballast Voyage to Drydock Following Late Redelivery The recent London Arbitration 1/23 reminds us that bespoke clauses incorporated in time charters may allow owners to recover damages
Author MECO Published on: March 27, 2023 Tags Aurora THE THORCO LINEAGE, A CHANGE OF TUNE ON ECONOMIC DAMAGE TO GOODS UNDER THE HAGUE VISBY RULES This case concerns the meaning of “loss or damage to or in connection with the goods” under Article IV r5(a)
Author MECO Published on: November 22, 2022 Tags Aurora NEW COURT JUDGMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ONE YEAR TIME BAR TO CLAIMS FOR MISDELIVERY OF CARGO AFTER DISCHARGE Fimbank plc-v-KCH Shipping (2022)ECWH 2400 is an important judgment by the English Commercial High Court where it has been held…
Author MECO Published on: November 9, 2022 Tags Aurora MISDELIVERY CLAIM DISMISSED FOLLOWING LACK OF TITLE TO SUE A bill of lading serves three main functions: it is evidence of the terms of the contract of carriage, proof…
Author MECO Published on: October 15, 2022 Tags Charterers THE “DIVINEGATE” The High Court confirmed that the ‘good weather method’ is the conventional method for measuring speed and performance. The ‘good…
Author MECO Published on: September 7, 2022 Tags Aurora THE “MT STENA PRIMORSK” Although “fault” on the part of the vessel need not be actionable in order to stop the running of laytime…
Author MECO Published on: May 26, 2022 Tags Aurora THE “TAI PRIZE”: PERMISSION TO APPEAL REFUSED BY SUPREME COURT. The Supreme Court has refused permission to appeal in Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd v Noble Chartering Inc (The “Tai…
Author MECO Published on: January 2, 2022 Tags Charterers DEMURRAGE – THAT’S YOUR LOT! OWNERS GET BLISS – BUT THEN MISS. The case centered on who, between Owners and Charterers, would bear a USD1 million cargo claim brought by receivers when…