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Eagle Bulk PTE Ltd v Traxys North America LLC (High Court of Justice, Commercial Court [2026] EWHC 518 (Comm))

  1. 7 July 2025Arbitration

    7 July 2025Arbitration

    Arbitral Award dated 7 July 2025

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal found that delays were caused by water entering the vessel through leaking and defective bilge-system valves and held the Owners liable for the cargo shortage claim.

    Supporting details

    5 participants
    Eagle Bulk PTE Ltd
    Traxys North America LLC
    Institution
    Arbitrator
    Michael Allen

    8 months and 2 days later · 245 days

  2. 9 March 2026England and Wales

    9 March 2026England and Wales

    Judgment of the High Court of Justice, Commercial Court in the case CL-2025-000353 dated 9 March 2026

    High Court of Justice, Commercial Court

    Case no.
    CL-2025-000353
    Citation
    [2026] EWHC 518 (Comm)
    Decision summary
    The court dismissed Eagle Bulk PTE Ltd’s applications under sections 68(2)(a) and 68(2)(d) of the Arbitration Act 1996 challenging the arbitral award. It held that the Tribunal’s treatment of the bilge-valve evidence was not a serious irregularity causing substantial injustice and that the Tribunal had dealt with the cargo-shortage issue.

    Supporting details

    7 authorities · 3 participants
    Eagle Bulk PTE Ltd
    Traxys North America LLC
    High Court of Justice, Commercial Court

    Authorities cited

    7
    • Arbitration Act 1996
      statute
    • Bandwidth Shipping Corporation v Intaari (The ‘Magdalena Oldendorff)’ ([2007] 2 CLC 537)
      case
    • Lesotho Highlands Development Authority v Impregilo SpA and Others ([2006] AC 221)
      case
    • New Age Alzarooni 2 Ltd and Another v Range Energy Natural Resources Inc ([2014] EWHC 4358 (Comm))
      case
    • DAC report on the Arbitration Bill
      academic
    • Primera Maritime (Hellas) Ltd v Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co Ltd ([2014] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 255)
      case
    • Secretary of State for the Home Department v Raytheon Systems Ltd ([2014] EWCH 4375 (TCC))
      case
  3. Date not availableArbitration

    Date not availableArbitration

    Tribunal response to section 57 application

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal declined to correct or clarify the award, stating that it contained no clerical error or accidental slip requiring correction, no ambiguity requiring clarification, and no claim presented to it that remained undecided.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    Institution
    Arbitrator
    Michael Allen

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