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.
