Time Charters: Edition 7

The English decisions covered in the new edition include:

• The Kos (the Supreme Court on the effect of withdrawing a ship with cargo on board);
• The Athena (nature of off-hire; meaning of 'loss of time’/'time thereby lost');
• The Kyla (damage to ship and frustration);
• The Silver Constellation, The Savina Caylyn and The Rowan (oil company approval of chartered ships);
• The Captain Stefanos, The Saldanha, The Triton Lark and The Paiwan Wisdom (effects of piracy);
• The Kildare and The Wren (damages for early termination);
• The T S Singapore (off-hire where ship going 'towards but not to' the port ordered), and
• The Lehmann Timber, The Bulk Chile and The Western Moscow (owners' liens)

The new edition also features many significant new U.S. decisions, including:

• Stolt-Nielsen v. Animal Feeds Intl. (Supreme Court rules class-action arbitration not permitted unless parties agree in arbitration agreement);
• ATHOS I (Circuit Court finds that safe berth provision in charterparty is a warranty and not merely a due diligence obligation);
• The M/V SAMHO DREAM (arbitrators direct petitioner to post $14.2M security on respondent’s counterclaim) and
• Maroc Fruit Board v. M/V VINSON (CP arbitration clause incorporated in bill of lading not "signed" or "contained in an exchange of letters or telegrams" under NY Convention).