The WLR Daily case summaries
[2018] WLR (D) 683
Court of Appeal
CSSA Chartering and Shipping Services SA v Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd
[2018] EWCA Civ 2413
2018 Oct 16; Nov 6
Longmore, King LJJ, Sir Rupert Jackson
Shipping— Charterparty— Construction— Parties entering into voyage charter of vessel— Charter not stipulating expected loading date but providing cancelling date and estimated loading dates on previous voyage— Damage to vessel preventing arrival at loading port by cancelling date in charterparty— Whether absolute obligation on vessel’s owner to commence approach voyage to loading port by date which made vessel's arrival by cancelling date reasonably certain
Ships’ names— Pacific Voyager