Cargo discharged in spite of invalid Notice of Readiness – laytime commencing.
Case Studies
30. Pteroti Compania Naviera S.A. v National Coal Board [1958] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 245
Voyage Charterparty – vessel commencing discharge before NOR tendered – 24 hour notice period for purposes of calculating dispatch money remaining operative.
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31. Bristol City Line of Steamships v (The “John Ena”) [1921] 6 LI.L.Rep 401; [1921] 8 Ll.L Rep 294
Fault or privity – owners failing to properly equip vessel – unable to discharge onus
32. Tidebrook Maritime Corporation v Vitol Sa (The “Front Commander”) [2006] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 353; [2006] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 251
Voyage Charterparty – Notice of Readiness – charterers’ request for early loading tantamount consent to commencement of laytime.
33. (The “Thames”) [1939] 65 Ll.L Rep 99
Sudden leak due to rust resulting in damage to cargo – hirers able to show absence of fault or privity
24. Sociedad Carga Oceanica S.A. v Idolinoele Vertriebsgesellschaft M.B.H. (The “Angelos Lusis”) [1964] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 28
“Reachable on arrival clause” placing risk of congestion on charterers
25. Surrey Shipping Co. Ltd v Compagnie Continentale (France) S.A. (The “Shackleford”) [1978] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 191; [1978] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 154
Provision that vessel be entered at Custom House prior to commence of laytime – charterers bound by their agent’s acceptance of a premature NOR.
26. Carga Del Sur Compania Naviera, S.A. v Ross T Smyth & Co Ltd (The “Seafort”) [1962] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 147
Port Charterparty – WIBON clause – “commercial area” test
27. Reardon Smith Line, Ltd v East Asiatic Company [1938] 62 Ll.l Rep. 23
WIBON CLAUSE – further clause providing time not to count due to factors beyond charterers’ control – latter clause operative
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28. Northfield Steamship Company v Compagnie L’union Des Gaz (The “Nessfield”) [1912] 1 KB 434
WIBON clause effective trigger for commencement of laytime