SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD

[2025] SGHC 40 High Court (General Division) 13 March 2025 • HC/S 1040/2020 • 10 min read

1 cases cited Cited by 2 cases

Catchwords

Contract — Breach Damages — Assessment

Practice Areas

Contract Damages

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (13)

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Devathas Satianathan Counsel Plaintiff Dikaios Pang Siran Counsel Defendant Harish Kumar Counsel Plaintiff Kiran Jessica Makwana Counsel Plaintiff Koh Swee Yen Counsel Defendant Lin Chunlong Counsel Defendant Magdalene Ong Li Min Counsel Defendant Marissa Zhao Yunan Counsel Plaintiff Reinvs Loh Zhi Wei Counsel Defendant Tian Keyun Counsel Defendant Yong Yi Xiang Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd Defendant Lanka Marine Services Pte Ltd Plaintiff Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte Ltd Defendant Shipworks Engineering Pte Ltd Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 40 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 13 March 2025 concerning Contract and Damages, specifically addressing breach and assessment. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by Lanka Marine Services Pte Ltd and others (plaintiff) against Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and WongPartnership LLP. The judgment cites 1 case. This decision has been cited by 2 subsequent judgments in the dataset.

Summary

A marine subcontractor sued Sembcorp Marine for wrongful termination of a subcontract for work on the Tuas Boulevard Yard, claiming damages for unpaid work and loss of profits. The court found the subcontractor had breached the contract through persistent delays and defective work, but held the main contractor's termination was also wrongful as it failed to follow the contractual termination procedures, and ordered damages to be assessed.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 40?

[2025] SGHC 40 (SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 13 March 2025 addressing Contract and Damages, specifically breach and assessment. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 40 was Lanka Marine Services Pte Ltd, Shipworks Engineering Pte Ltd, and the defendant was Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte Ltd. Legal representation included WongPartnership LLP and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. The case was decided on 13 March 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 40?

[2025] SGHC 40 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (General Division) on 13 March 2025. The case concerned Contract and Damages.

Cases Cited (1)

SG (1)

[2024] SGHC 325

Cited By (2)

[2025] SGHC(A) 19

SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD & Anor v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD & Anor

[2025] SGHCR 30

JPL Industries Pte Ltd v LANKA MARINE SERVICES PTE LTD

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 40)