24 Jan 2014
STELLAR OCEAN TRANSPORT LLC v. THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL “RUBY STAR”
- Citation
- STELLAR OCEAN TRANSPORT LLC v. THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL “RUBY STAR”
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ126/2013
The court held that the bulk of the claim (US$3,593,902 and US$769,593) related to maritime supplies/necessaries (notably bunkers and crew services) and therefore fell within s12A(2)(l) giving the court in rem jurisdiction; Asset Wonder's summons challenging jurisdiction was dismissed. The court also held that an owner's acknowledgement of service does not automatically preclude default judgment against other defendants, but because the intervener sought to oppose the default judgment and the court must be satisfied the claim is well founded, the plaintiff's application for default judgment w…