Norsk Olje AS v. SAB Trading Commercial Exportadora SA (The “Blankvann”) – SMA No. 3327, 11 Nov 1996

ASBATANKVOY — BERTH — TERMINAL — LINE HANDLER — STRIKE — DEMURRAGE — LAYTIME — Owner Award

The Vessel was unable to berth at the Charterers’ terminal because of a line handler strike. The Owners argued that delays should be held as demurrage because the Charterers did not supply a berth “reachable upon arrival.” The Charterers challenged this claim by classifying the strike as a delay “…over which the Charterer has no control, such delay shall not count as used laytime.”