Sucden Middle-East v Yagci Denizcilik ve Ticaret Ltd Sirketi (The “Muammer Yagci”) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Robin Knowles J) [2018] EWHC 3873 (Comm) – 2 November 2018

Charterparty – Laytime – Seizure of cargo by local customs authorities causing delay to discharge – Whether time lost caused by “government interferences”

The vessel Muammer Yagci was chartered on the Sugar Charter Party 1999 form. Clause 28 had a side heading: “Strikes and Force Majeure”, and provided: