Carboex SA v. Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse SA – English Court of Appeal, 19 Jun 2012

COA — CARBOEX SA — LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES SUISSE SA — DEMURRAGE — AMWELSH — PORT CONGESTION — STRIKE — PUERTO DE FERROL — SPAIN — SPANISH — HAULAGE STRIKE — INDONESIA — NOTICE OF READINESS — Charterer Award

Four vessels under a Contract of Affreightment (COA) experienced delays because of port congestion resulting from a strike that had ended prior to arrival. Charterer claimed that this time should be exempted as delays stemming from a strike, while the Owner argued that this exemption was only applicable if the strike had delayed operations after a given vessel had berthed.