London Arbitration 12/25

Time charter - Claim for unpaid hire - BIMCO Hull Fouling Clause - Whether the charterers were liable for costs of cleaning propeller and sea chest gratings which took place after redelivery or for a lump sum - Bunkers on redelivery - Discrepancy in figures for bunkers stemmed at redelivery port - Letter of protest from the master - Whether quantity of VLSFO in redelivery certificate relied upon by the charterers had been altered - Deviation - Whether the master was entitled to sail east of Madagascar and not to follow the route recommended by the charterers' weather routing company

The subject vessel was chartered by the claimant owners to the respondent charterers by a time charterparty on an amended NYPE form for one time charter trip with duration around 30 to 35 days.