Comment and analysis by Reed Smith lawyers on the latest developments in the shipping industry
ED&F Man Sugar Ltd v Unicargo Transportgesellschaft GmbH [2013] EWCA Civ 1449.
The M/V “LADYTRAMP” was chartered on the Sugar Charter Party 1999 Form. Clause 28 of the charter provided for the following exceptions to laytime:
“In the event that whilst at or off the loading place or discharging place the loading and/or discharging…
BIMCO has recently published its Laytime Definitions for Charter Parties 2013. This sets out the meaning and commentary of certain specialist terms such as “reachable on arrival”, “always accessible” and “weather working day”.
BIMCO states that the definitions have been developed “to provide practitioners with a set of meanings of commonly-used words and phrases. The…
In London Arbitration 5/12, the Tribunal considered the relationship between the requirement that a berth must be “always accessible” and the “weather working day” provision in the laytime clause in the context of determining whether Owners were entitled to damages independent of the laytime regime.
The vessel was chartered on an amended Syconamex form. The…
