BP Oil International Ltd v Target Shipping Ltd (The "Target") - QBD (Com Ct)(Andrew Smith J) - 14 June 2012

Charterparty – Freight – Tanker voyage charter – Whether overage freight payable on transatlantic voyage – Whether charterers entitled to divert vessel to load cargo at intermediate port - Whether charterers overpaid freight – Whether charterers entitled to recover overpayment as mistake of law

The claimant (“BP”) chartered the vessel Target from the defendant owners on terms that were set out in a recap email sent on 26 February 2010. The recap set out agreed terms by reference to the sections of Part 1 of the BPVoy 4 form, including additional clauses under section L of Part 1; agreed amendments to the standard wording of Part 2 of the form; and additional clauses, by way of “Voyage Specific Additional Clauses” (“SACs”).