Napoli's charterers can limit liability
Whether slot charterers can limit under the 1976 Limitation Convention was one of the topics considered in the Admiralty Court in December as part of the complex legal proceedings arising out of the MSC Napoli casualty.
The casualty has given rise to claims in excess of 100m (US$145.4m) against Metvale, the owner of the vessel, which set up a 14.7m limitation fund under the 1976 Limitation Convention.
At issue was whether two slot charterers, Hapag-Lloyd...
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