Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Redelivery – Hull fouling – Whether charterers redelivered vessel “in like good order and condition” as on delivery – Whether charterers in breach of charter

Charterparty – Implied term – Newbuild vessel chartered under 10-year bareboat charter – Parties simultaneously entering into ship management agreement – Charterers terminating management agreement – Whether bareboat charter contained implied term that it should terminate on termination of management agreement

Demurrage – Half rate – Vessel prevented from berthing due to detained presence of earlier vessel following oil spill incident – Whether half time counted on basis of “force majeure” – Whether charterparty contained a “reachable on arrival” provision – BPVOY3 form