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Admiralty/maritime law 2026 FC 193

Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. v. Queen of Diamonds (Ship)

The Federal Court granted default judgment against Vancouvercruises.com Charters Ltd. for ship repair debts and refused in rem judgment against the vessels for defective service.

  • Service of process (in rem and corporate)
  • Default judgment
  • Necessaries (supply of repairs)
  • Interest and costs
  • Rule 55 discretion to dispense with rules
  • Substitutional/alternate service
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Admiralty/maritime law 2024 FC 2048

Zane v. Rohland

The Federal Court awarded Inga Zane limited reimbursement of yacht-related expenses, but dismissed her wage claim and her claim to an ownership interest in Kindness.

  • Maritime lien
  • Constructive trust
  • Purchase money resulting trust
  • Unpaid wages
  • Reimbursement of expenses
  • Jurisdiction of federal court in admiralty
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Admiralty/maritime law 2022 BCSC 1556

Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited v. Sea Imp Xi (Ship)

The court held that Lehigh’s covenant to obtain hull and machinery insurance allocated barge-grounding risk to Lehigh, so its claims against Catherwood were dismissed.

  • Indemnity
  • Covenant to insure
  • Allocation of risk
  • Limitation of liability
  • Costs
  • Covenant-to-insure
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Admiralty/maritime law 2022 FC 843

Arc-En-Ciel Produce Inc. v. BF Leticia (Ship)

The Federal Court held the shipping documents were waybills, not bills of lading, so section 46 of the Marine Liability Act did not displace the US forum clause.

  • Forum selection clause
  • Hague-visby rules
  • Marine liability act section 46
  • Bills of lading
  • Waybills
  • Jurisdiction
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Admiralty/maritime law 2021 FC 789

Davy Global Fund Management Limited v. Michele Bottiglieri Armatore S.p.A.

Federal Court admiralty decision refusing to stay an in rem ship mortgage action, denying intervener status, and declining release of the vessel without security.

  • Ship mortgage enforcement
  • Arrest of ship (in rem)
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Foreign insolvency recognition
  • Jurisdiction/forum selection clause
  • Security/bail for release
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Admiralty/maritime law 2017 FC 745

Saam Smit Canada Inc. v. Hanjin Vienna (Ship)

The Federal Court partly granted a motion for partial payment out after the sale of the Hanjin Vienna, fixing security for maritime claims and ordering a partial payout to the former owners.

  • Maritime liens
  • Arrest and sale of ship
  • Priority of claims
  • Security for claims
  • Interest on maritime claims
  • Costs
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Admiralty/maritime law 2017 FC 479

Offshore Interiors Inc. v. Worldspan Marine Inc.

La Cour fédérale permet le dépôt d’affidavits supplémentaires, ordonne la comparution de témoins pour contre-interrogatoire à Vancouver et refuse de trancher d’avance la portée des questions.

  • Builder's mortgage
  • Mortgage priority
  • Supplemental affidavits
  • Cross‑examination on affidavit
  • Production of documents
  • Place of oral examination
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Admiralty/maritime law 2017 FC 174

DP World (Canada) Inc. v. Seacube Container Leasing Ltd.

Federal Court order authorizing private sale of arrested shipping containers without advertising, free of liens, with sale expenses ranked first.

  • Pre-judgment sale of arrested property
  • Sale free and clear of liens
  • Priority of sale expenses
  • Trust distribution of proceeds
  • Admiralty-maritime-law
  • Civil-procedure
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Admiralty/maritime law 2016 FC 1096

Lakeland Bank v. Never E Nuff (Ship)

The Federal Court enforced a ship mortgage in rem against the vessel Never E Nuff, dismissed the personal claims against McMahon and St-Germain, and ordered return of non-accessory seized items.

  • Ship mortgage enforcement
  • In rem arrest and sale
  • Bona fide purchaser protection
  • Choice of law and proof of foreign law
  • Limitation periods
  • Wrongful arrest and return of seized chattels
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Admiralty/maritime law 2016 BCSC 749

Avina v. Sea Senor (Ship)

The Court upheld arrest of the vessel Sea Senor, declined to order its pre-trial sale, and left PPSA enforcement issues to be decided at trial.

  • In rem arrest of vessel
  • Maritime jurisdiction (federal courts act s.22)
  • Order for sale of arrested property (rule 13-5)
  • Ppsa seizure and disposal (default/conditional sale)
  • Notice requirements under ppsa
  • Co-ownership/beneficial ownership dispute
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