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The Evia (No 2) (Kodros Shipping Corp v Empresa Cubana de Fletes)

[1983] 1 AC 736
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK House of Lords
Year1983
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A charterer's obligation to nominate a safe port is prospective, not absolute; the port must be prospectively safe at the time of nomination, including from war and political risks.

Key Principle

Safe port; charterer's obligation is prospective not absolute; charterer must nominate port safe at time of nomination; war risk and political unsafety

Area of Law

shipping

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