London Arbitration 13/02

Laytime - Commencement of "ordinary office hours" in Lagos - Whether laytime interrupted while vessel waited for seal inspection and during opening and closing of hatches - Tallying costs

The vessel was chartered on an amended Sugar Charter Party 1969 form for the carriage of a cargo of sugar in bags from Brazil to Lagos, Nigeria and/or Tema, Ghana. In the event, the vessel discharged at Lagos. A number of disputes were subsequently referred to arbitration.