The district court refused to enforce the clause and the lower appellate court affirmed, what effect would the contract clause have on the lawsuit

A German corporation contracted with the respondent, an UnitedStates corporation to transport an oil rig from Louisiana to Italy. Duringtransportation, the rig was damaged and was towed to Tampa, Florida (at the respondent's request), where the United States corporation filed suit. The German corporation, however, asked the district court to enforce the forum-selectionclause that was in their contract, providing for the litigation of any dispute tohave jurisdiction in England.