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Vessel delayed at discharge port as a result of charterer’s failure to accept notice of readiness and procedure discharge of cargo - Whether owners entitled to damages for detention

The shipowners claimed damages for detention at the discharge port. The vessel arrived at 16 20 on 9 November and waited until 26 November before the receivers accepted the notice of readiness. The delay arose as a result of a dispute over the sale of the cargo. The charterers had sold the cargo to purchasers who in turn had sold it on to other purchasers. However, some difficulty had arisen as between the first and second purchasers which led to the delay in the acceptance of the notice of readiness and the consequent delay in the discharge of the vessel.