Bottiglieri Di Na Vigazione Spa v. TRADELINE LLC

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

This is an action in admiralty stemming from the delivery of allegedly damaged corn. Defendant here moves to vacate an order of maritime attachment on the ground that plaintiffs claim is unripe.

Facts

In January 2001, the parties entered into a charter party whereby defendant agreed to charter the M/V Kavo Delfini from plaintiff, the disponent owner, to carry corn and other cargo from Argentina to Iran. 1 Plaintiff, in turn, entered into a charter party with the vessel’s actual owner (the “Owner”). 2 The substantive provisions of the two charter parties…