GARD SHIPPING AS v CLEARLAKE SHIPPING PTE LTD (THE "ZALIV BAIKAL")
[2017] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 55
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Sir Jeremy Cooke, sitting as a Judge of the High Court
Charterparty (Voyage) – Demurrage – Bunkers consumed – Charterparty clause giving liberty to charterers to instruct vessel "to stop and wait for orders" in which event charterer to pay demurrage at escalated rate and value of bunkers consumed – Whether clause applied where vessel waited over 64 days at discharge port after giving notice of readiness.