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Vessel prevented from using winches by Finnish regulations - Whether owners or charterers liable for cost of using shore cranes

The vessel was time-chartered under the NYPE form. By lines 21/22 of the charter, the ship was on her delivery “to be ready to receive any permissible cargo . . . and in every way fitted for the ordinary cargo service . . .”. By clause 1, the owners were, inter alia , to maintain the ship