Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty - Warranty that vessel was free of encumbrances - Right of charterer to indemnity in event of detention - Measurement of loss - Effect of internal hedging by charterer - Remoteness of loss

Voyage charterparty - Turkey to French Pacific Ocean Islands - Engine breakdown - Six months' delay - New regulations introduced at discharge port in the meantime - Vessel's dimensions not meeting new requirements - Discharge port switched to Lautoka in Fiji one day before arrival - Delay in commencing discharge - Whether vessel seaworthy at commencement of voyage - Whether charterers liable for demurrage