Sucre Export SA v Northern River Shipping Ltd (The “Sormovskiy 3068”) - QBD (Admlty Ct)(Clarke J) - 25 April 1994

Whether bill of lading holder liable to pay demurrage under terms of charterparty

A further issue in this case arose on the shipowners’ counterclaim for demurrage. The shipowners said that they were entitled to demurrage under the terms of the bill of lading, which incorporated all the terms and conditions of the charterparty. The following clauses of the charterparty were relevant: