South African Dispatch Line v Owners of the Panamanian Steamship Niki

Subject Matter

SHIPPING — Charterparty — Demurrage — Exceptions clause — Charterparty providing for shipment of wide variety of cargo in Coos Bay/British Columbia range — Exceptions clause excusing charterers from “any delay if the cargo intended for shipment … cannot be … loaded … by reason of … strikes …” — Strike preventing loading of intended cargo of lumber — Extent of delay covered by clause — Charterers' duty to provide alternative cargo within reasonable time — Meaning of “cargo, the” — Intended cargo.

ELECTION OR OPTION — Election or selection — Charterparty — Alternative cargoes.