OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD V PACIFIC BASIN SUPRAMAX LTD (THE GRANDE ISLAND)

[2026] EWHC 2136 (Comm), King's Bench Division, Circuit Commercial Court, His Honour Judge Hodge KC, Sitting as Judge of the High Court, 14 August 2026

Charterparty (time) – Interpretation – Off-hire – Vessel having left approaches to port in Gulf of Guinea based on risk of piracy – BIMCO Piracy Clause – Part of piracy clause deleted in contract – Interpretation of remainder of clause

The parties had entered into a trip time charterparty for the vessel Grande Island for a trip carrying a cargo of wheat from Ghent to Nigeria.