ACTIS CO. LTD. v. THE SANKO STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. (THE "AQUACHARM")

[1980] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 237

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Lloyd

Charter-party (Time) - Hire - Vessel exceeded permitted draught - Canal company refused to allow vessel through Panama Canal - Part of cargo had to be transhipped - Whether vessel off hire - Whether owners could recover transhipment costs - Whether owners entitled to hire for period of delay - The Hague Rules, art. 4 (2) (a).