GTS Industries S.A. v. S/S "Havtjeld"

ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

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Plaintiff, GTS Industries S.A. (“GTS”), a corporation organized under the laws of France, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel products including steel coated pipes. Defendants, the owners and operators of M/V Havtjeld, an ocean vessel, are engaged in the carriage of cargo by water for hire.

Plaintiff and defendants entered into a charter party dated March 14,1991, pursuant to which defendants agreed to transport from Dunkirk, France to Philadelphia, Pa., USA a shipment of 6,431 metric tons of coated pipe, delivered duty paid to staging yard…