Trafigura Beheer Ltd v Renbrandt Ltd On 1 December the Commercial Court gave a judgment for the Claimant seller in this matter, which arose out of the sale of a cargo of gas oil in 2008.
The facts
The cargo was to be loaded by STS transfer from a mother vessel.
The Quality clause in the sale contract provided that the sulphur content should not exceed 3%; and that “The Seller gives no guarantees, conditions, warranties or representations, express or implied… in relation to the quality… of the product … which extend beyond the description of the product and any specifications contained in this contract."
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