ST Shipping & Transport Inc v Kriti Filoxenia Shipping Co SA (The "Kriti Filoxenia") - QBD (Comm Ct) (Walker J) [2015] EWHC 997 (Comm) - 14 May 2015

Charterparty - BPVOY3 form - Laycan provisions - Charterers giving revised nomination of first loading port - Whether charterers' right to cancel survived re-nomination

The vessel Kriti Filoxenia was chartered on the BPVOY3 form. The load port range was “Black Sea excl Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey”. Clause 17 made provision for a “laycan” period between 1 April 2003 (the commencement date) and 3 April 2003 (the cancelling date).