London Arbitration 14/26

Time charter - Amended NYPE 1946 form - Unpaid bunkers - Non-lien clause - Arrest - Time lost - Whether vessel underperformed or delayed on account of charterer's breaches - Amounts due under charterparty - Set-off

The subject vessel was chartered by the owners to the charterers for a trip from Central America to North Africa carrying wheat in bulk. The charterparty was evidenced by a fixture recap email incorporating a previous charterparty on an amended NYPE 1946 form with rider clauses. The fixture recap and clause 61 of the incorporated charterparty read together provided for arbitration in London with English law and current LMAA Terms applying.