London Arbitration 13/15

Charterparty – Discharge pumping warranty – Whether warranty of performance or capability – Effect of breach on demurrage liability – Shellvoy 5 form Practice  – Costs – LMAA Small Claims Procedure – Effect of sealed offer

The subject vessel was chartered for the carriage of a cargo of crude oil from the Middle Eastern Gulf to an Indian port. The charterparty was concluded by a fixture recap and incorporated the Shellvoy 5 form with Shell 1999 Amendments/Additions/Deletions plus Shell February 1999 Additional Clauses 1–43 and Reliance Clauses 1–18.