Bilgent Shipping Pte Ltd v ADM International Sarl (The “Alpha Harmony”) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Teare J) [2019] EWHC 2522 (Comm) – 2 October 2019

Charterparty – Laycan – Charterers entitled to cancel charter if notice of readiness not given as per charterparty – NOR tendered but not during permitted hours – Whether charterers entitled to cancel

On 13 November 2014 the owner of the vessel Alpha Harmony (Oldendorff) chartered her out to charterers (ADM) on an amended Norgrain 1973 form (the Head Charter). On 5 November 2014 the vessel had been sub-chartered out by ADM to Bilgent on an amended Baltimore Form C Berth Grain form for a voyage from Brazil to China (the Sub-Charter).