The claimant (Mrs McKeever) owned and lived on Creola (a 15m sailing yacht). On 19 March 2014, the yacht ran aground in the Sulu Sea. The hull had not been breached but as the yacht could not be refloated, the claimant abandoned her, having secured and padlocked the hatches.
The "Mount Apo" and the "Hanjin Ras Laffan" [2019] SGHC 57
Delivery of cargo to a person not entitled to delivery under the bill of lading does not cause the bill to be spent
Aprile SpA and Others v Elin Maritime Ltd (The "Elin") - QBD (Comm Ct) [2019] EWHC 1001 (Comm) - 18 April 2019
Young v Royal & Sun Alliance Plc[2019] CSOH 32: claim for extensive fire damage and insurer's rejection based on alleged non-disclosure of material information.
Zagora Management Ltd and Others v Zurich Insurance Plc, Zurich Building Control Services Ltd, and East West Insurance Co Ltd - [2019] EWHC 140 (TCC)
QCR Summer 2019: Negligence claim for pure economic loss possible without proprietary interest in cargo
Pivotal case of Alize 1954 and Another v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG, shedding light on the critical role of passage planning in vessel seaworthiness.
VOLCAFE LTD AND OTHERS v COMPANIA SUD AMERICANA DE VAPORES SA [2018] UKSC 61 - 5th December 2018 - THE SUPREME COURT
ZURICH INSURANCE PLC AND ANOTHER V ABNORMAL LOAD SERVICES (INTERNATIONAL) LTD [2019] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 54 - 11 July 2018 - COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Bright Shipping Ltd v The Changhong Group (HK) Ltd -15 November 2018
Stallion Eight Shipping Co SA v NatWest Markets plc (The "MV Alkyon") [2018] EWCA 2760
QCR Spring 2019: Remedies for delivery without production of bill of lading -Company director personally liable for procuring a breach of an agency agreement
Navigator Spirit SA v Five Oceans Salvage SA (The "Flag Mette")
Taylor v Van Dutch Marine - [2019] EWHC 324 (Ch)
SEA MASTER SHIPPING INC v ARAB BANK (SWITZERLAND) LTD (THE "SEA MASTER") [2019] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 101 - 25th July 2018
This was a collision claim brought by the Owners of "Arctic Bridge" against the Owners of "Tian E Zuo". As in any collision claim, the facts of the dispute are crucial to the court's findings but the facts of this case are particularly complex.
Sixteenth Ocean GMBH & Co KG ("16th Ocean"), a subsidiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), entered into a shipbuilding contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd (Hyundai) for the construction of a container carrier by Hyundai and its purchase by the IRISL subsidiary. 16th Ocean entered into a loan agreement with three lenders, including Societe Generale (SocGen), to finance the construction and the purchase of the vessel.
The disponent claimant, Shagang Shipping Co Ltd (Shagang), chartered the vessel Dong-A Astrea, to Grand China Shipping Co Ltd. Grand China's obligations under the charterparty were guaranteed by the defendant HNA Group Co Ltd ("HNA"). Grand China failed to comply with its obligations under the charterparty. It was in repudiatory breach, which breach was accepted by Shagang, and the charterparty was terminated in 2012.
Warner v SCAPA Flow Charters ( Scotland): Death of passenger on chartered vessel - When will the time bar be extended to three years under Athens Convention?