Read the full judgment text of HCCL 000192/1998 on BabelCite. This HCCL judgment was delivered on 18 August 1998.
1. On 3 April 1998, the parties entered into a charterparty. The plaintiff chartered the MV Amber to the defendant for a one time charter trip. Towards the end of the charter, the vessel was arrested twice in Antwerp. The first arrest was by a company called Appenbulk Shipping Gmbh (Appenbulk). The cause was said to be a breach of a sub-voyage charter between Appenbulk and the defendant. The second arrest was by Berge Maritima SA (Berge) in respect of fees payable by the defendant to Berge as po