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Whether owners entitled to interim award in respect of demurrage at discharge port even though discharge not yet completed

The issue in this arbitration was whether the shipowners were entitled to payments of demurrage on account. The vessel, having already incurred demurrage at the loading port, arrived at the discharge port on 12 March 1981. Clause 22 of the charterparty provided for laytime to run at the discharge port based on a discharge rate of 750 tonnes per weather working day etc.