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Charterparty - Commencement of laytime

The issue in this arbitration was the time of commencement of laytime at the discharging port. The vessel arrived at the Mersey Bar at 03 09 on 5 June 1981, which was a Saturday. Notice of readiness was given by telex to the charterers’ agents at 09 55 and to the charterers themselves at 10 00 the same day. However, being a Saturday, neither the charterers’ nor their agents’ offices were open. The owners’ agents wrote to the charterers’ agents confirming the Saturday telex on Monday 7 June and the charterers’ agents accepted the notice at 11 30 on that day.