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CISG-online number
5639
Case name
China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group Co. Ltd. v. Triorient LLC
Arbitral Tribunal
American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR)
Seat of the arbitration
New York (U.S.A.)
Arbitrator
Professor Franco Ferrari (Sole arbitrator)
Date of decision
11 December 2020
Case nr./docket nr.
01-19-0003-0137
Claimant 1
Name
China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group Co. Ltd.
Place of business
China
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Triorient LLC
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Present decision
China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group Co. Ltd. v. Triorient LLC
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 14 January 2022 – 21 Cv. 5941 (RMB), CISG-online 5776
declaring arbitral award enforceable
Seller 1
Name
China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group Co. Ltd.
Place of business
China
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
Triorient LLC
Place of business
USA
Category of goods
67: Iron and steel
Goods as per contract
33,000 metric tons (+/- 10% at seller's choice) of hot briquetted iron (HBI) from Venezuela, produced by FMO and/or Venprecar
Price
8'415'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, due to the parties' agreement during the arbitral proceedings
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Venezualan law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 39(1); Art. 50; Art. 53; Art. 78
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 31; Art. 84
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 9; Art. 38; Art. 58
Comment on this decision 1
Eun-Bin Kim, 'An Arbitral Case Study on Burden of Proof for Non-Conformity of Goods Under CISG', 32(3) Journal of Arbitration Studies (J. Arb. Stud.) (2022), 71–91, at 86 [– in English]  
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Full text of decision
Original language: English