The Business Law Reports
[2022] Bus LR 67
Court of Appeal
K Line Pte Ltd
v
Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd
[2021] EWCA Civ 1712
2021 Oct 27;Nov 18
Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, Newey, Males LJJ
Shipping— Charterparty— Demurrage— Charterparty specifying laytime allowed and containing demurrage provision— Charterer failing to discharge within laytime and cargo deteriorating as consequence of prolonged detention on board— Owner settling claim brought by cargo owners and bringing arbitration proceedings against charterer to recover settlement sum— Whether demurrage fixing owner’s recovery in respect of all losses arising from delay of vessel or just owner’s loss of use of vessel— Whether in absence of separate breach of contract damages available for loss additional to and different from loss of use of vessel
Ship’ names—
M/V Eternal Bliss