London Arbitration 13/26

Time charter - Amended NYPE 1993 form - Vessel damaged during discharge into charterers' stevedores' barge - Safe port - Responsibility for time and cost of repair - Recoverability of loss when competing causes of damage - Measure of damages for loss of hire Procedure - LMAA Small Claims Procedure (SCP) - Admissibility of additional submissions after close of submissions

The subject vessel was chartered by the owners to the charterers for a period of about 15 to 30 days on an amended NYPE 1993 form with rider clauses and a fixture recap. Clause 24 of the fixture recap provided for arbitration in London with English law, and all disputes not exceeding US$100,000 to be determined in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure ("SCP").