Aotearoa International Ltd v Scancarriers A/S - [1985] 1 NZLR 513

Contract — Formation — Implied terms — Carriage of goods by sea — Negotiations for carriage of waste paper by ship from New Zealand to India — Telex from shipping company on 3 February agreeing to a freight rate which would be held until 29 July — One cargo shipped — Shipping company then refused to carry any more cargo — Whether binding contract had been concluded that shipping company would make shipping space available for the waste paper until 29 July — Whether shipping company was liable in damages.

Contract — Lien — Carriage of goods by sea — Shipping company's normal bill of lading provided that freight was earned on receipt of goods — At goods' destination, freight had not been paid — Goods were not unloaded — Shipping company sold goods to defray costs — Whether shipping company was entitled to sell the goods — Whether shipping company had obtained a reasonable price.