The argument that the circumstances were so clear cut that a summary judgment was warranted has been rejected by London High Court judge, Justice Popplewell.
STX Gulf Shipping, an offshoot of the South Korean conglomerate, e-mailed the concerned master of the 72,000-dwt Yong Jin (built 1995) that it would take all responsibility for discharging a 70,000 tonne cargo of iron ore pellets at the Saudi Arabian port of Jubail, at a maximum high water draught of 13.3
