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Calculating notional laytime consequent upon delay caused by owners’ breach

By a contract on the Gencon form owners agreed to provide tonnage to the claimant charterers. After the voyage, the owners presented a demurrage claim which the charterers settled. The owners’ claim showed laytime starting at 14 00 on 29 December. On that basis, laytime expired at 14 00 on 31 December, and the ship was then on demurrage until 19 30 on 5 January. On the basis of that calculation, the New Year holidays and weekend counted against demurrage.