Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
London Arbitration 23/98
Self-trimming bulk carriers - Charterparty providing that cargo to be loaded free of expense of vessel - Whether owners or charterers liable to pay spout trimming charges
Two self-trimming bulk carriers were fixed on identical terms based on the Norgrain form for the carriage of wheat from a
Canadian port to Iran. A dispute arose under each charter in respect of stevedoring services at the loading port. Clause 10
of each charter provided: