London Arbitration 20/21

Charterparty – Nomination of discharge port – Charterers nominating discharge port but subsequently nominating different port – Whether subsequent nomination breach of charter – Vessel proceeding to subsequently nominated port – Whether owners entitled to freight for carriage to originally nominated port – Whether charter varied – Estoppel – Waiver – Unjust enrichment

On 22 March the subject vessel was chartered on an amended Norgrain form with additional clauses for the carriage of a cargo of 60,000 mt, 10 per cent more or less in owners’ option, of soyabeans in bulk from one of a range of ports in Brazil, in the event Paranagua, to 1/2 ports in China.