Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
Medtank Ltd v Adam Maritime Corporation (The “Alaska”) - Before Hammond L Cederholm; Jack Berg and R Glenn Bauer (Chair) - 15 August 1996 (SMA - No 3290)
Demurrage - Whether charterers required to pay only half-rate demurrage pursuant to Conoco Weather Clause
The vessel
Alaska
was chartered on the Asbatankvoy form for a voyage from Skikda, Algeria, to one or two safe US Atlantic, Gulf or Caribbean
ports. A dispute arose as to demurrage at the loading port.