Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
London Arbitration 6/04
Time charter - Liability for bunker costs incurred whilst vessel waiting to berth at loadport - Commencement of laytime - Whether owners liable for crane "disablement" - Whether bad weather interrupted laytime - Whether 9 March a holiday at Novorossisk - Whether valid notice of readiness given at discharge port - Costs
The vessel was chartered on the Voyage Scrap form for a voyage with scrap from Novorossisk to Masan, Korea. Various disputes
arose concerning the calculation of laytime and a claim by the owners for bunker costs. The owners claimed a total of US$76,430.63.
The charterers denied liability and contended that there was in fact a balance due to them on the accounts.