Supreme Court clarifies time-bar rules applicable to direct actions against P&I insurers – International Law Office

The dispute arose out of an incident that took place in China in 2007, during which capesize vessel Mineral Libin made contact with another vessel and a buoy when berthing. The vessel had been chartered in a chain of charterparties which included a charterparty between SwissMarine Services SA and Transfield ER Cape Limited. SwissMarine had P&I or charterers’ liability to hull cover with Assuranceforeningen Gard gjensidig and Transfield…