14th international maritime law arbitration moot 2

77 Pages·2012·1.08 MB·English

14TH INTERNATIONAL MARITI ME LAW ARBITRATION MOOT
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IMLAM Moot organised by School of Law, Murdoch University

Oral rounds hosted by School of Law, University of Southampton

MOOT SCENARIO

RELEASED 7 DECEMBER 2012

Note (1): Students are to assume that all necessary documentation has been
provided. Should a document refer to a document(s) which has not been provided
students are to assume that the referred document(s) is/are not relevant to the
matter.
Note (2): Students are to assume that where a Bill of Lading is identified as 'signed
3/3 original Bills of Lading', all three original Bills of Lading are identical to one
another.

We request that teams intending to register for the competition inform the moot organisers as
soon as possible as numbers are required to assist us with planning: [email protected]

Registration forms, the schedule of important dates and other information for competitors can be
found at the website: http://www.law.murdoch.edu.au/maritimemoot/index.html
From: Tom Williams [[email protected]]
Sent: 23 May 2008 17:47
To: Paul Taylor [[email protected]]
Subject: PFAD contract 1234

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23 May 2008

Tom Williams (Vegetable Oil Broker)
1 Appleby Lane
Oxshott
Surrey

Attention: Paul

We confirm following business

Seller: Beatles Oils & Fats Ltd

Buyer: Aardvark Ltd

Quantity: 2000mt

Commodity: Palm Fatty Acid Distillate – Malay/ Indonesian origin@sellers option
Min 70% ffa (as Palmitic), min 95% TSM, Max 1% M&I @time of shipment GMQ

Price: US$ 705.00 pmt CIF Rotterdam (Incoterms 2000)

Packing: Bulk – Outturn Weights

Shipment: October 2008 – from origin

Payment: CAD 99% on presentation

Conditions: FOSFA 81 – current

T Williams (Vegetable Oil Broker)

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From: Tom Williams [[email protected]]
Sent: 23 May 2008 18:10
To: Paul Taylor [[email protected]]
Subject: PFAD contract 1235

rd
23 May 2008

Tom Williams (Vegetable Oil Broker)
1 Appleby Lane
Oxshott
Surrey

Attention: Paul

We confirm following business

Seller: Beatles Oils & Fats Ltd

Buyer: Aardvark Ltd

Quantity: 2000mt

Commodity: Palm Fatty Acid Distillate – Malay/ Indonesian origin@sellers option
Min 70% ffa (as Palmitic), min 95% TSM, Max 1% M&I @time of shipment GMQ

Price: US$ 705.00 pmt CIF Rotterdam (Incoterms 2000)

Packing: Bulk – Outturn Weights

Shipment: October 2008 – from origin

Payment: CAD 99% on presentation

Conditions: FOSFA 81 – current

T Williams (Vegetable Oil Broker)

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From: John Walker [[email protected]]
Sent: 12 September 2008
To: Paul Taylor [[email protected]]
Subject: Fixture re-cap – Twilight Trader

We have pleasure in confirming the following fixture concluded today in accordance with your
authority, all subjects lifted and fixture reconfirmed by owners:

TITLE

CHARTERER: BEATLES OILS & FATS LTD
OWNER: TWILIGHT CARRIERS INC
BROKER: WALKER BROKERS
CHARTER PARTY: VEGOIL VOY
DATED: 12 SEPTEMBER 2008

VESSEL
VESSEL: TWILIGHT TRADER
CLASSED: NKK
….
CARGO
CARGO: FULL CARGO TO FULL CUBIC CAPACITY VARIOUS GRADES CRUDE AND
REFINED PALM/ COCONUT OILS INCLUDING PFAD WITHIN VESSELS NATURAL
SEGREGATION.

PORTS
LOADING: 1-2 SAFE PORTS/ 1 SAFE BERTH KUANTAN/BELAWAN RANGE INCLUDING
DUMAI, SHIFTING AND COSTS TO BE FOR CHARTERERS ACCOUNT AND TIME
TO COUNT AS LAYTIME, PROVIDED ONLY 1 PORT COST APPLIES. IF DOUBLE
PORT COSTS ARE DUE THEN TO BE CONSIDERED AS 2 PORTS IN
COMPUTATION OF FREIGHT.

DISCHARGING: 1 SAFE PORT MERSEY

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LAYTIME ETC
TOTAL LAYTIME: 175 METRIC TONS PER HOUR FOR LOADING AND 175 METRIC TONS PER
HOUR FOR DISCHARGING, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS INCLUDED. REVERSIBLE

FREIGHT RATE: USD 99 PER MT TON ON BASIS 2-1

DEMURRAGE: USD 25,000 PDPR

LAW AND JURISDICTION: ENGLISH LAW TO APPLY. LONDON ARBITRATION.

HAGUE-VISBY RULES INCORPORATED INTO CHARTERPARTY.

SAVE AS ABOVE AS PER STANDARD VEGOIL VOY FORM. “VEGOILVOY 1/27/50”

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