Tribunal considers issues of estoppel where a Singapore court had already concluded that the respondents were not in fact charterers of the subject vessel *

Singapore - May 7 2013
Disputes arose under a time charter. Owners commenced arbitration proceedings, contending that the Respondents, a company incorporated in St Vincent…

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Tribunal considers broker’s authority to fix vessel on behalf of owners *

United Kingdom - May 7 2013
The Tribunal was required to decide whether the parties to the arbitration had in fact concluded a fixture. At the time they were both interested in…

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Is payment of hire a condition: a long-standing controversy resolved *

United Kingdom - April 18 2013
On 18 April 2013, Flaux J handed down his judgment in Kuwait Rocks Co v AMN Bulkcarriers Inc (The Astra). The judgment provides long-awaited…

Co-authors: Andrew D. Taylor.

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Court considers charterparty construction in respect of freight payable on overage *

United Kingdom - April 8 2013
The appeal in BP Oil International Ltd v Target Shipping Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 196 concerned the amount of overage freight payable by Charterers to…

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Disponent owners denied indemnity from charterers for US freight tax paid to head owners *

USA - April 8 2013
The vessel was the subject of a head and sub charter, both of which provided at clause 83 as follows: “All taxes and/or dues on cargo/freight and/or…

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