Royal White Cement, Inc. v. Weco Holli M/V

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ROYAL WHITE CEMENT, INC. CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 23-788 WECO HOLLI M/V, ET AL. SECTION “O” ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court in this maritime-cargo-damage case are two motions1 to compel arbitration and stay this litigation under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. See 9 U.S.C. § 206. In the first motion, Defendant Pegasus Denizcilik A.S.—charterer of the vessel carrying the allegedly damaged cargo, the MV/WECO HOLLI—moves to compel arbitration of the claims Plaintiff Royal White Cement,…