Westport Petroleum, Inc. v. THE M/T OSHIMA SPIRIT

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SPRIZZO, District Judge.

Plaintiff Westport Petroleum, Inc. (“plaintiff’) brings the above-captioned action against defendants VSSI Pacific, Inc. (“VSSI”) and Palm Shipping, Inc. (“Palm” and collectively, “defendants”), owners and operators of the M/V OSHIMA SPIRIT (“the Oshima Spirit”), alleging breach of a voyage charter party contract pursuant to which defendants would transport fuel oil in bulk from Los Angeles to Taiwan. Plaintiff alleges that it delivered the fuel oil to defendants for transport in good order and that leakage while the vessel was in transport…