West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Co. v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.

PER CURIAM., The basis of libelant’s claim is the charter party entered into on the 18th day of April, 1906, between the West Hartle-pool Steam Navigation Company, Limited, as agents for owners of the good ship Boltonhall, with the Hamburg-Amerikanische Packet-fahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft, as charterers and freighters, by which it was provided, among other things, as follows:

“The cargo to be loaded as fast as steamer can take over out of lighters. Charterers bind themselves to have always sufficient cargo alongside to employ two or three steam winches. * * * Steamer is bound to work with all…