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This fully searchable database contains over 200 arbitration awards and court rulings recapped in The TANKVOYager since its inception. The key maritime disputes archived include
awards pertaining to laytime and demurrage, cargo claims, off-hire, detention, deadfreight, time charter performance, time-bar, and more.
In addition
to comprehensive industry news and insightful articles, the following KEY U.S. AND ENGLISH MARITIME DECISIONS answering these thought provoking
questions are RECAPPED
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Are Charterers entitled to cancel a voyage charter
basis the Vessel’s failure to pass extraordinary tests (beyond
industry standards) introduced belatedly by the Inspector in determining
the suitability of the Vessel’s tanks?
- If a strike is impending at the Charterer’s
solely named discharge port, is the Charterer obligated to seek alternative
port options to mitigate Vessel delays?
- When a party submits a “counter” demurrage
calculation to their commercial counterpart, does that constitute
acknowledgement of legal liability and indebtedness?
- Are Owners entitled to exercise a possessory lien on
cargo due to excessive accrual of demurrage?
- If a Charterer prematurely terminates a time charter contract
and then a subsequent event occurs, such as war, that contractually
allows early cancellation, is the Charterer entitled to this “after
the fact” event thereby reducing their damages liability to the
Owner up to the commencement of war or are they liable for the entire time
charter period?
- When the Vessel is delayed in loading Charterer’s
full cargo quantity due to awaiting ballast water to thaw, does time
count during said period when no cargo is being worked?
- Is frozen ballast water considered to be a culpable
fault of the Owner?
- What constitutes detention?
“The purpose of reasoned decisions and published
awards is to give guidance to parties in the chartering and operational
sectors of the industry. Prior decisions should assist in clarifying
and/or standardizing contract clauses.”
[Bow Spring, SMA No. 3582]
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