Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

A further issue arising under London Arbitration 7/91 (see L.M.L.N. 303) was whether the owners were entitled to demurrage in respect of a period of 1 hour, being the time taken for the ship to shift from the anchorage at which she had been waiting..

A third issue arising under London Arbitration 7/91 (see L.M.L.N. 303) was whether the owners’ demurrage claim should be reduced in respect of a period of 3 hours deballasting at the loading port. Again, the charterers sought to rely on clause..

The charterers were in the business of buying and selling a particular commodity, of which there were three grades - grade A (the best), grade B and grade C (the worst). One of the charterers’ main customers for grade A was P. P bought between..

The vessel was chartered on the Tanker Voyage Charterparty Form (Vegoilvoy 1/27/50). There was no dispute that a delay of one hour had occurred between the completion of loading and the disconnection of hoses. The charterers submitted that their..

The vessel was chartered on the Tanker Voyage Charterparty form (Vegoilvoy 1/27/50) for a voyage from South America to Iran. By clause 2 of the additional printed clauses, freight was to be paid, less 4% address commission and estimated discharge..

One of the additional typed clauses of the charterparty provided: Demurrage, if any, to be settled 90 days after completion of discharge and charterers having received all relevant load/discharge documents duly signed. An issue arose as to the date..