A London High Court judge has ruled in favour of the head charterer of a Sea Globe Management & Trading bulker, the dry-bulk arm of Greece’s Laliotis group, in a case in which a sub charterer attempted to overturn an arbitration award that found it liable for post-voyage hull cleaning costs.
The $74,500 claim might be small, but Ince & Co, whose lawyers acted on behalf of Langlois Enterprise Ltd, the disponent owner of the 80,300-dwt Globe Danae (built 2010) said the ruling has a large impact because it removes any uncertainty over who is responsible for hull fouling and any doubt about whether it is necessary for the owner to prove and calculate loss of time and damages.
