BUNGE CORPORATION v. MV FURNESS BRIDGE

Civ. A. No. 74-1656.

390 F.Supp. 603 (1974)

BUNGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. MV FURNESS BRIDGE, her engines, tackle, appurtenances, etc., in rem, Furness Withy & Co., Ltd., in personam, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

December 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Blackwell, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

J. Dwight LeBlanc, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants.


OPINION ON MOTION TO STAY PENDING ARBITRATION

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:

Furness Withy, owner of the M/V Furness Bridge, chartered the vessel to Seabridge Shipping Ltd. The charter party contained a safe berth clause, which read as follows:

6. That the cargo or cargoes be laden and/or discharged in any dock or at any wharf or place that Charterers or their Agents may direct, provided the vessel can safely be always afloat at any time of tide...

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