London Arbitration 23/17

Demurrage – Half rate – Vessel prevented from berthing due to detained presence of earlier vessel following oil spill incident – Whether half time counted on basis of “force majeure” – Whether charterparty contained a “reachable on arrival” provision – BPVOY3 form

By a charterparty on an amended BPVOY3 form, evidenced by a fixture recap, the claimant owners chartered the subject vessel to the respondent charterers for the carriage of a cargo of crude oil. The vessel intended to load at an oil terminal some distance away from the main port.