London Arbitration 8/95

Laytime - Notice of Readiness tendered at English port on Saturday 26 December - Date of commencement of laytime

The vessel was chartered on an AMWELSH form as amended for the carriage of a cargo of bulk coal from Australia to Turkey. The vessel arrived at the loading port at 0824 hours on 26 December and tendered Notice of Readiness. That was a Saturday, but although it was the day after Christmas it was not celebrated as Boxing Day, the latter public holiday being gazetted for the following Monday 28 December. The vessel did not berth on arrival because her berth was occupied and remained anchored until Friday 1 January (also a public holiday) when she shifted to berth and in the same evening commenced loading. She then sailed for Turkey.