Legal Opinion
Bunge Corporation v. MV Furness Bridge
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 19, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-1656PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION TO STAY PENDING ARBITRATION
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
Furness Withy, owner of the M/V Furness Bridge, chartered the vessel to Seabridge Shipping Ltd. The charter party contained a safe berth clause, which read as follows:
6. That the cargo or cargoes be laden and/or discharged in any dock or at any wharf or place that Charterers or their Agents may direct, provided the vessel can safely be always afloat at any time of tide.
The charter party also contained a broad arbitration clause.
Seabridge subchartered the vessel to Bunge. This subcharter party also contained a safe…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,679 in the Matter of the Arbitration Between Herbert Sobel, and Hertz, Warner & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Hilti, Inc. v. John OldachCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
- Victory Transport Incorporated, Owner of the S.S. Hudson v. Comisaria General De Abastecimientos Y Transportes, Voyage Charterer of thes.s. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Safeway Stores v. American Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union, Local 111Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Nederlandse Erts-Tankersmaatschappij, N v. V. Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. And Jacob IsbrandtsenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- International Marine Towing, Inc. v. Southern Leasing Partners, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Albers Milling Co. v. Barge Antone FDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1980
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