London Arbitration 1/10

Demurrage – Charterers unable to discharge cargo at nominated port – Parties agreeing that cargo should be delivered at substitute port – Agreement providing for time to stop counting at original disport and to recommence at substituted disport – Whether only one laytime calculation for both ports

The vessel was chartered on the Synacomex form for a voyage from Odessa with a cargo of wheat to Djen Djen or Bejaia, freight being payable at $16.50 per mt, and for cargo to be discharged at 3,000 mt per weather working day of 24 consecutive hours, demurrage being payable at the rate of $7,000 per day and despatch at half that rate.