Armada Lines Continent-Mediterranean Service Ltd. v. Naviera N. Murueta S.A. - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Hobhouse J.) - 10 May 1985

Gencon Strike Clause - Strike over in less than 48 hours

The vessel was chartered on the Gencon form for the carriage of a cargo to Greece. When she arrived at Piraeus there was a strike going on. There was a delay in discharging consequent upon that strike. The strike was over in less than 48 hours and therefore did not give rise to an application of paragraph 3 of the general strike clause in the charterparty, which made an express stipulation for the situation where a strike affecting discharging went on for more than 48 hours. The parties were thrown back upon the first paragraph of the strike clause, which read: