Eagle Bulk PTE Ltd v Traxys North America LLC

Eagle Bulk PTE Ltd v Traxys North America LLC

The tribunal did not commit a serious irregularity under s.68(2)(a) or s.68(2)(d) Arbitration Act 1996; it was not unfair for the tribunal to interpret evidence differently from the parties, and the tribunal had dealt with the essential issues regarding cargo shortage and valve defects based on the totality of...

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Parties
Claimant: Eagle Bulk Pte Ltd (now Star Bulk (Singapore) Pte Ltd); Defendant: Traxys North America LLC
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
03 September 2026
Procedural Posture
Commercial Arbitration Challenge / Judgment on S.68 Arbitration Act 1996 Application
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Serious Irregularity, Arbitration Act 1996 S.68, General Duty of Tribunal, Cargo Claims, Demurrage
Arbitration Commercial Law Serious Irregularity Arbitration Act 1996 S.68 General Duty of Tribunal Cargo Claims Demurrage

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Parties

Eagle Bulk Pte Ltd (now Star Bulk (Singapore) Pte Ltd)

Claimant

Traxys North America LLC

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Arbitration Challenge / Judgment on S.68 Arbitration Act 1996 Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the tribunal failed to comply with its general duty under s.33 Arbitration Act 1996 by determining the arbitration on the basis of an argument not made by either party and contradicting common ground without giving parties opportunity to address it
  2. 2 Whether the tribunal failed to deal with issues put to it regarding Charterers' cargo shortage claim and causation of loss

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal did not commit a serious irregularity under s.68(2)(a) or s.68(2)(d) Arbitration Act 1996; it was not unfair for the tribunal to interpret evidence differently from the parties, and the tribunal had dealt with the essential issues regarding cargo shortage and valve defects based on the totality of evidence and factual findings.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed