Category: English Maritime Cases

Shipping industry court rulings and arbitration awards under English law.

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London Arbitration 15/25

SYNACOMEX 90 – VOYAGE CHARTER – DEMURRAGE – REJECTION OF CARGO HOLDS – DELAY IN REINSPECTION This dispute concerned a voyage charter on an amended Synacomex 90 form for the carriage of approximately 30,000 mt of wheat from the Baltic to North Africa. It arose out of an owners’ claim for demurrage at the loading port following the rejection of the vessel’s cargo holds after notice of readiness had been tendered at anchorage.
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London Arbitration 1/26

TIME CHARTER – SPEED AND PERFORMANCE – HULL FOULING – GOOD WEATHER – THE DIVINEGATE The dispute concerned a claim by the charterers for US$127,545.45 and a counterclaim by the owners for US$28,174.16, as reflected in the parties’ final hire statements. The central issue was whether, at delivery, the vessel was affected by underwater hull fouling amounting to a defect that reduced speed and entitled the charterers to an off-hire deduction under the charterparty.
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London Arbitration 2/26

VOYAGE CHARTER – DESPATCH – LAYTIME CALCULATION – RESTRICTED CRANE USE – NUMBER OF GANGS – NUMBER OF HOOKS The subject vessel was chartered by the respondent owners to the claimant charterers for a voyage carrying a cargo of bagged rice from India to Bangladesh. A dispute arose concerning unpaid despatch earned by the charterers due to time saved on laytime.
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London Arbitration 12/25

NYPE – TIME CHARTER – BIMCO HULL FOULING CLAUSE – REDELIVERY BUNKERS – DEVIATION
A dispute under a short NYPE time-charter concerned USD 71,000 in alleged unpaid hire. The contested issues were hull fouling under the BIMCO clause, bunker quantities on redelivery, and an alleged deviation from the charterers’ weather-routing advice.

English Maritime Cases

Tonzip Maritime Ltd v 2Rivers Pte Ltd (The “Catalan Sea”) [2025] EWHC 2036 (Comm) King’s Bench Division, Commercial Court – 31 July 2025

VOYAGE CHARTER – EU AND UK SANCTIONS – REFUSAL TO LOAD CARGO – REPUDIATION – TIME BAR FOR DAMAGES CLAIM

Tonzip Maritime Ltd chartered the Catalan Sea to 2Rivers Pte Ltd under an “EPS Sanctions Clause,” which allowed the owners to refuse loading if there was a sanctions risk. When the owners refused to load cargo from Neftisa, linked to a sanctioned individual, the charterers canceled the contract, leading to a damages claim by the owners.

English Maritime Cases

London Arbitration 9/25

NYPE 1993 – OFF HIRE – EMPLOYMENT ORDERS – REASONABLE DELAY IN COMPLIANCE – UNSAFE BERTH, PORT COSTS

The vessel was time-chartered on an amended NYPE 1993 form with additional clauses for a one-trip charter “via ECSA to Persian Gulf–Japan range (intention Iraq) with cargo of grains in bulk (intention soybeans).” Hire was fixed at US$20,000 per day. The charter contained the usual clauses requiring safe berths, safe ports, and compliance with charterers’ orders, together with an off-hire provision.

English Maritime Cases

London Arbitration 10/25

TIME CHARTER – FINAL HIRE – OFF HIRE – MASTER’S NAVIGATIONAL DISCRETION – BANK CHARGES

The vessel was time-chartered by the claimant owners to the respondent charterers under a fixture recap incorporating a proforma charterparty.
The claim was divided into sections: bank charges deducted from hire payments, and a charterers’ deduction for alleged breach of employment orders relating to the vessel’s route.  Charterers failed to submit a defense despite reminders and extensions.

English Maritime Cases

London Arbitration 11/25

NYPE – UNPAID HIRE – DEVIATION – CREW CHANGE – WEATHER – UNDERPERFORMANCE

The dispute arose under a time-charter on an amended NYPE form for one voyage from Qingdao, China to Nanaimo, Canada. The claimant owners sought unpaid hire of US $73,945.02, while the respondent charterers denied liability.

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ASBATANKVOY 2025: Modernizing a Maritime Standard and Reframing “Once on Demurrage, Always on Demurrage”

ASBATANKVOY – CHARTERPARTY – ONCE ON DEMURRAGE – TIME BAR – DEMURRAGE – LAYTIME

We have carefully evaluated the key laytime and demurrage implications as the market shifts from the original ASBATANKVOY to this new version.  Find yourself with more detailed questions?  Shoot us an email at info@haugenconsulting.com. We will be happy to discuss the changes with you and their specific implications for your business.

English Maritime Cases

Bunge SA v Pan Ocean Co Ltd (The “Sagar Ratan”) [2025] EWHC 193 (Admiralty)

Charterparty – Amended NYPE 1946 form – COVID-19 PCR test certification – Rejection at Chinese port – Owner’s Deviation – Seaworthy – Off-hire

This case was an appeal of London Arbitration 8/25, which arose from a dispute under a time charterparty involving the vessel Sagar Ratan, concerning whether the vessel was off-hire during a delay caused by a Covid-19 outbreak among the crew. The vessel had been chartered by disponent owners to the charterers under an NYPE form for a one-time trip from the Philippines to China via Australia.