Cases

—— Case on Arrest and Judicial Sale of the M/V X Key Word：Hazardous chemical vessel; Arrest and judicial sale; Discharge & tank cleaning relocation; Crew repatriation; Yangtze ecological security Facts： The M/V X is a Hong Kong-registered hazardous chemical ship. Due to the shipowner’s default on a loan of over RMB 45 million to a financial company, the company latter applied for the arrest of

—— Panama N Shipping Co., Ltd. v. Jiangsu S Import & Export Co., Ltd. Key Word：New York Convention; Recognition and enforcement; Foreign arbitral award; Grounds-for-refusal review; Enforcement settlement Facts： On September 29, 2019, the applicant, Panama N Shipping Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “N Company”), as the shipowner, and the respondent, Jiangsu S Import & Export Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “S Company”),

—— Hong Kong Z Shipping Co., Ltd. v. Zheng and the Third-party Insurance Company Key Word：COLREGs; Crossing situation; Give-way obligations; Apportionment of fault; Collision damage Facts： On May 20, 2018, the Chinese-flagged bulk carrier M/V A, owned by Zheng, loaded 4,900 tons of bulk cement in Dalian and departed from Dalian Port bound for Wenzhou Port. On May 21, 2018, the

—— Taicang Foreign Shipping Agency Co., Ltd. v. German Z Shipping Co., Ltd. Key Word：Ascertainment of foreign law; Deregistered German partnership; Capacity for civil rights; Asset preservation; Realization of judgment Facts： German Z Shipping Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Z Company”) is a partnership enterprise registered in Germany. From June to November 2019, Z Company commissioned Taicang Foreign Shipping Agency

—— J Group Co., Ltd. v. the Insurance Co., Ltd. Qingdao Branch et al. Key Word：Warehouse-to-warehouse clause; Insurance coverage period; Auction mitigation; Duty to mitigate; Terminal storage fees Facts： J Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “J Company”) insured its tapioca chips imported from Thailand under marine cargo transportation “all risks” insurance. The tapioca chips were transported by the M/V

Key Word：Duty of disclosure in marine insurance; International shipping practice; Flat-rack on deck; Underwriting duty; Denial-of-claim defense Facts： In September 2019, Singapore M International Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter “M Company.”) purchased an oversized filling-line conveyor from Heng Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Heng Equipment”) in China. The parties agreed that Heng Equipment would manufacture the machine and arrange for its transportation and insurance to Myanmar Ying Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Ying Co.”). The machine was packed into 14 standard containers and 3 flat-rack containers. Upon arrival in Myanmar,