Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
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Delay in berthing caused by bad weather - Laura Prima decision followed
The vessel was chartered on the Asbatankvoy form. A dispute arose in connection with demurrage at the loading port. The charterers
contended that as bad weather had closed the port, either the vessel was not at customary anchorage because she was cruising
off the port and so could not give valid notice or alternatively that, relying on the last sentence of clause 6, part 2: