London Arbitration 14/05

Laytime - Gencon charterparty - Notice of readiness tendered - Harbour Master subsequently refusing to berth vessel because of alleged deficiencies - Whether notice of readiness valid - Whether time counted in any event - Effect of "time lost in waiting for berth" provision

The vessel was chartered on an amended Gencon form for the carriage of 60,000 metric tons of bulk phosphate from Aqaba to Paradip in India. The charterparty provided inter alia: