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Variation in C/P. Charterers saying "unenforceable" since entered into under duress.

Voyage charterparties normally specify how many safe ports/berths charterers can ask the vessel to proceed to. If the vessel needs to...

Notice of Readiness (NOR) and what is an 'arrived ship'

Can charterer’s obligation to provide for a berth upon vessel’s arrival be triggered without the Master tendering notice of readiness?...

OOS in C/P - 'owners option substitute' or 'or other substitute'?

What does the term OOS mean in C/P? Is it ‘owners option substitute’ giving owners a unilateral right to replace the first vessel; or ‘or...

Different NOR regimes for head and sub charterers

Altering the standard C/P forms and not having the charters on back to back terms may result in unexpected consequences. In The Alpha...

NOR tendered but the vessel had only one anchor - is the NOR valid?

Is the NOR valid, notwithstanding the vessel had only one anchor at the time of tendering it? Point of dispute in London Arbitration...

An invalid NOR, a hurricane, force majeure, no cargo to load, and a vessel aground

An invalid NOR, a hurricane hitting the port, force majeure, no cargo to load, and a grounded vessel - the ingredients of London...

Bad wx preventing barges from coming alongside - can laytime start?

Is a storm warning sufficient to interrupt laytime? and if bad weather prevents the lightering barges from coming alongside the mother...

Vessel waiting for orders - a demurrage or detention claim?

In the absence of a clause giving a party the right to direct the vessel to wait for orders, they nonetheless order the vessel to wait...

Anchored at coalition holding area off Yemen - is the NOR valid or not?

Various kinds of C/P issues are bound to arise from the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Most recently, in London Arbitration 16/18, a dispute...

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