The charterparty provided for delivery of cargo to ‘load one safe port Ventspils’. The port was not a safe harbour, and the goods were not delivered.
Held: The words used imported a warranty that the harbour was safe, and since it was not, the charterer was not obliged to call.
Judges:
Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Longmore and Sir William Aldous
Citations:
[2008] EWCA Civ 175, Times 22-Apr-2008
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Ullises Shipping Corp v Fal Shipping Co Ltd Rev 1 ComC 14-Jul-2006
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Cited – STX Pan Ocean Co Ltd v Ugland Bulk Transport A.S. (Livanita) ComC 6-Jun-2007
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Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
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Updated: 14 July 2022; Ref: scu.266120