Transfield Shipping Inc of Panama v Mercator Shipping Inc of Monrovia (the ‘Achilleas’): CA 6 Sep 2007

The court considered damages for late redelivery of a time-chartered vessel.

Judges:

Ward LJ, Tuckey LJ, Rix LJ

Citations:

[2007] EWCA Civ 901, [2007] 2 CLC 400, [2007] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 555, [2008] 1 All ER (Comm) 685

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromTransfield Shipping Inc of Panama v Mercator Shipping Inc of Monrovia ComC 1-Dec-2006
The owners made substantial losses after the charterers breached the contract by failing to redliver the ship on time as agreed.
Held: On the facts found the Owners’ primary claim is not too remote. To the knowledge of the Charterers, it was . .

Cited by:

Appeal fromTransfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc (The Achilleas) HL 9-Jul-2008
The parties contracted to charter the Achileas. The charterer gave notice to terminate the hire, and the owner found a new charterer. Until the termination the charterers sub-chartered. That charter was not completed, delaying the ship for the . .
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Damages, Contract

Updated: 12 July 2022; Ref: scu.259446