Time-charterers brought arbitration proceedings against owners alleging that the cargo in a number of the vessel’s holds had been wetted by sea water due to defects in the hatch covers, as a result of which the cargo was not passed by the discharge port authorities and the vessel was prevented from berthing.
Disputes arose under a time-charterparty, clause 45 of which provided:
The vessel Saldanha was chartered on the NYPE form as amended for a period of 47 to 50 months.
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form for a time charter trip carrying bagged sugar from Ravenna to Iraq, although the destination was ultimately changed to Aqaba, Jordan.
The vessel was time chartered on amended NYPE terms to perform a single voyage under the charterers’ sub-contract of affreightment (“the sub-charter”).
On 4 December 2001 the claimant charterers concluded a long-term time charter with the defendant disponent owners (“owners”) of a liquid natural gas carrier defined as “ Khannur or a substitute LNG Tanker as provided in clause 59”.
The vessel TS Singapore was chartered by her owners Ulrike F Kai Freese GmbH & Co KG to Delphis NV on the NYPE form.
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form as amended for one time charter trip between ports in the Far East via South Africa to the east coast of South America and then back again on a similar route via Durban.
The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form as amended for one time charter trip between ports in the Far East via South Africa to the east coast of South America and then back again on a similar route via Durban.
The vessel was chartered on an amended NYPE form for one time charter trip via China to East/South/West Africa of about 70/90 days without guarantee with an intended cargo of bagged rice.
