文档介绍：34 J. Mar. L.& Com. 497 Journal of Maritime Law merce July, 2003 Case Note *497 SEAWORTHINESS: A NEW CALCULUS FACTORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS: MOBIL SHIPPING & TRANSPORTATION CO. v. WONSILD LIQUID CARRIERS, LTD., 190 64, 1999 AMC 2705 (2D CIR. 1999) Susan Hodges [FNa1] Copyright © 2003 by Jefferson Law pany; Susan Hodges INTRODUCTION In Mobil Shipping Transportation Co. v. Wonsild Liquid Carriers Ltd. , [FN1] the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York introduced a new criterion for the assessment of seaworthiness. In 1999, the additional consideration — risk of environmental damage — received the approval of the United States Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit. [FN2] Whether the fashionable notion of environmental seaworthiness will be confirmed by a higher tribunal, or accepted by other jurisdictions, remains to be seen. The case has left something for twenty-first century judges and lawyers to ponder and evaluate. One can safely predict that, in our current climate of eco-friendliness, any cause that safeguards the environment will receive a hearing. However, its adoption depends as much upon the strength of its foundation as upon the personal orientation of the judge trying the case. The purpose of this case note is to examine whether it has any real basis in law and to discuss various related aspects of seaworthiness. 在美孚船务运输有限公司诉 Wonsild 液体运输有限公司一案中,美国纽约南区地方法院提出了一个新的评估适航性的标准。 1999 年, 将环境损害的风险作为一种额外考量标准的观点得到了美国第二巡回上诉法院的认可。当前流行的环境适航性的概念能否被上一级法院或其他法域所接受还有待观察。这个案子给二十一世纪的法官和律师们留下了许多值得思考和评价的地方。我们可以放心地预测,在我们当前这个主张环境友好的环境下, 任何保护环境的因素都会得到听证。然而,它通过与否则会取决于其自身是否有牢靠的基础以及法官审理此案时的个人倾向。本案例意在考察其是否有任何真正的法律依据并讨论与适航性相关的各个方面。 FACTS Mobil Shipping and pany (“ Mosat ”) chartered the Alsterstern ,a double-hulled freighter, from Wonsild Liquid Carriers Ltd. (“ Wonsild ”) for the carriage of lube oil from Europe to Hong Kong via Singapore. The charter party contained an express term relating to seaworthiness, that the Alsterstern “ shall be in