London Arbitration 7/05

Charterparty - Tanker voyage charter - Samples of cargo of 2 ethyl-hexanol found to contain particles - Whether cargo contaminated - Whether source of alleged contamination came from shore tank/line or vessel - Whether charterers liable for demurrage, freight, deadfreight and damages - Costs

The vessel was chartered on an Asbatankvoy form for the carriage of a minimum of 5,700 mt orthoxylene from Kotka (Finland) to Koper (Slovenia). The charterparty also gave the charterers an option to load orthoxylene and 2EH (2 ethyl-hexanol), and a further option to load at both Kotka and Rotterdam at a higher freight rate.