Triton Navigation Ltd v Vitol SA (The "Nikmary") - Court of Appeal (Simon Brown, Mummery and Mance LJJ) - 2 December 2003

Laytime - Vessel tendered notice of readiness but tanks not ready for loading gasoil cargo - Delay in reaching berth - Whether delay counting as used laytime

The vessel Nikmary was chartered by Vitol SA ("Vitol") on the Asbatankvoy form with a large number of amendments resulting from the incorporation of Vitol's own chartering clauses.