London Arbitration 14/10

Charterparty – NYPE form – Time charter trip for carriage of agricultural products – Charterers seeking to load cargo of expellers - Class surveyor requiring cargo hold to be provided with separation to engine room bulkhead – Whether owners or charterers liable for resulting costs and losses

On 28 March the vessel was chartered on the NYPE form, with amendments, for one time charter trip “cargo intention Agricultural Products/Oilcakes”. The vessel was delivered to the charterers on 4 April. On 1 April the charterers had passed details of the palm kernel expeller cargo to the owners.