Thyssenkrupp Materials N.A., Inc. v. Western Bulk Carriers A/S

*401 MEMORANDUM & ORDER

VERNON S. BRODERICK, District Judge.

Plaintiff Thyssenkrupp Materials N.A., Inc. (“Thyssenkrupp”) brought this action to recover losses arising from a three-month delay in shipping cargo from Turkey to the United States due to the seizure by creditors of the vessel Defendant Western Bulk Carriers A/S (“WBC”) chartered to complete that voyage, asserting against WBC claims of financial unseaworthiness sounding in both tort and contract. WBC now moves for summary judgment as to both claims. WBC’s motion concerning the tort claim of financial unseaworthiness is granted because…