A $15.7m cargo claim by trader Vitol relating to the grounding of the Teekay LNG-owned LNG carrier Magellan Spirit (built 2009) is set to be heard in Nigeria after a judge rejected a claim to have the action heard in the UK courts.
In a UK High Court judgment Justice Leggatt ruled against single-ship owning company Magellan Spirit’s application declaring that the English court does not have jurisdiction to try the case.
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