Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA v Sinochem Tianjin Import and Export Corp (The "Aconcagua") - Court of Appeal (Maurice Kay, Longmore and Stanley Burnton LJJ) - 9 December 2010

Carriage of goods by sea - Dangerous goods - Vessel damaged following on-board explosion of cargo of calcium hypochlorite - Causation - Whether damage caused by dangerous cargo or by excessive heating of bunker tank or by some other unknown factor

(2010) 811 LMLN 1

Dangerous Goods

In re M/V “Rickmers Genoa” litigation – US District Court (SDNY) (Loretta A Preska Chief DJ) – 6 August 2009

Carriage of goods by sea – Dangerous goods – Whether consignee bound by bill of lading clause imposing liability on “Merchant”

(2009) 782 LMLN 4

Dangerous Goods

The “DG Harmony” – US District Court (SDNY) (Chin DJ) – 30 September 2009

Carriage of goods by sea – Dangerous goods – Vessel catching fire – Various parties bringing proceedings against carriers and shippers of dangerous cargo – Carriers entering into settlement – Shippers of dangerous cargo subsequently held to be 100% liable – Whether carriers entitled to indemnity from shippers

(2009) 780 LMLN 3(2)

Indemnity Clauses, Dangerous Goods

Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA v Sinochem Tianjin Import and Export Corp (The “Aconcagua”) – QBD (Com Ct) (Christopher Clarke J) – 24 July 2009

Carriage of goods by sea – Dangerous goods – Vessel damaged following on-board explosion of cargo of calcium hypochlorite in container – Charterers settling claim brought by shipowners – Whether charterers entitled to indemnity from shippers under Article IV Rule 6 of Hague Rules – Whether charterers ought to have known that cargo was dangerous – Whether position of container caused explosion – Meaning of requirement to stow dangerous cargo “away from” source of heat – Whether explosion caused by breach of carrier’s obligation of seaworthiness – Whether charterers entitled to rely on Article IV Rule 2(a)

(2009) 777 LMLN 2

Dangerous Goods

Bunge SA v ADM Do Brasil Ltda and Ors (The “Darya Radhe”) – QBD (Com Ct) (Tomlinson J) – 24 April 2009

A cargo of 44,337.515 tonnes of Brazilian soyabean meal pellets (“SBMP”) was loaded on board the vessel Darya Radhe at Paranagua by nine shippers.

The “DG Harmony” – US Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) (Sack, B D Parker and Hall Ct JJ) – 3 March 2008

On 9 November 1998 the vessel DG Harmony caught fire at sea and subsequently became a constructive total loss.

APL Co Pte Ltd v UK Aerosols Ltd and Others – US District Court for the Northern District of California (Marilyn Hall Patel DJ) – 23 February 2007

UK Aerosols (“UKA”) requested APL to send a cargo of spray cans and hair spray and mousse from Istanbul to California.

APL Co Pte Ltd v UK Aerosols Ltd and Ors – US District Court (ND California) (Marilyn Hall Patel DJ) – 28 September 2006

The first defendant shippers requested the plaintiff carrier to send a cargo of aerosols from Turkey to California.

P & O Nedlloyd BV v Arab Metals Co and Others (The “UB Tiger”)(No 2) – QBD (Com Ct) (Tomlinson J) – 5 October 2006

The claimants were the carriers under a bill of lading contract in respect of two containers of scrap for carriage from Alexandria to Felixstowe on board their vessel UB Tiger, followed by on-carriage to a final destination in the UK to be nominated.

The “DG Harmony” (No 2) – US District Ct (SDNY) (Chin DJ) – 6 July 2006

On 9 November 1998 the vessel DG Harmony caught fire at sea and subsequently became a constructive total loss.

The “DG Harmony” - US District Ct (SDNY) (Chin DJ) - 18 October 2005

On 9 November 1998 the vessel DG Harmony caught fire at sea and subsequently became a constructive total loss.

Elders Grain Company Ltd and Anr v The Vessel "Ralph Misener" and Ors - Fed Ct of Appeal (Richard CJ, Decary and Letourneau JJA) - 15 April 2005

The appellants were the owners of a cargo of alfalfa pellets carried on board the respondents' vessel Ralph Misener in 1989.

CMA CGM SA v Classica Shipping Co Ltd (The "CMA Djakarta") - Court of Appeal (Waller, Longmore and Neuberger LJJ) - 12 February 2004

The vessel CMA Djakarta was chartered on an amended NYPE form.

CMA CGM SA v Classica Shipping Co Ltd (The "CMA Djakarta") - QBD (Com Ct)(David Steel J) - 27 March 2003

The vessel CMA Djakarta was chartered on an amended NYPE form for trading in the charterers' liner network.