Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
Bulk Transport Group Shipping Ltd. v. Seacrystal Shipping Ltd. (The Kyzikos) - House of Lords (Lord Bridge, Lord Brandon, Lord Templeman, Lord Ackner and Lord Oliver) - 20 October 1988
Bad weather prevents vessel giving valid notice of readiness to discharge under Gencon charter
The vessel
Kyzikos
was chartered on the Gencon form, as amended for a voyage from Italy to the U.S. Gulf. The relevant clauses of the charterparty
provided;