Marc Rich & Co. Ltd. v. Tourloti Compania Naviera S.A. (The Kalliopi A) - Court of Appeal (Slade and Staughton L.JJ. and Sir Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce) - 18 March 1988

Whether exceptions clause relieves charterers of liability to pay demurrage

The vessel Kalliopi A was chartered to carry a cargo of scrap from Rotterdam to Bombay. The charterparty provided that notice of readiness was to be given whether in berth or not. Clause 36 provided: