Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Frustration – Vessel chartered for carriage of fuel oil from Turkmenistan to Russia via Volga-Don Shipping Canal – Vessel being refused entry to Canal before winter closure – Vessel having to retrace steps – Vessel ordered to discharge cargo at port in Caspian Sea – Whether owners at fault – Whether owners entitled to additional freight and costs incurred in consequence of deviation – Construction of Interim Port Clause