IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
KWAZULU-NATAL LOCAL DIVISION, DURBAN
(Exercising its Admiralty Jurisdiction)
Name of ship: MV “SMART”
In the matter between
THE NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY,
A DIVISION OF TRANSNET (SOC) LTD
and
THE OWNERS AND UNDERWRITERS,
OF THE MV “SMART”
THE OWNERS, BEARERS OF RISK
AND INSURERS OF THE PLAINTIFFS
CARGO FORMERLY IN THE MV “SMART”
MINMETALS LOGISTICS ZHEJIANG
CcOLTD
CASE NOs: A11/2016
A56/2016
64/2016
Applicant
Defendant in each of A11, AS6 & A64
First Respondent
Plaintiff in A114
Second Respondent
Plaintiff in A56
Third Respondent
Plaintiff in AG4
JUDGMENT
Vahed J:
tt) The MV “Smart” (‘the vessel”) was a Capesize bulk carrier. She had a gross
registered tonnage of 77 240 metric tons and an overall length of 273 metres. On 19
August 2013, fully laden with 147 650 metric tons of steam coal (“the cargo"), she
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