K Line Pte Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd (The “Eternal Bliss”) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Andrew Baker J) [2020] EWHC 2373 (Comm) – 7 September 2020

Charterparty – Charterers failing to discharge vessel within allowed laytime – Charterparty providing for payment of demurrage - Receivers bringing cargo claim against owners resulting from delay - Whether owners entitled to damages or an indemnity from charterers – Whether demurrage constituted exclusive remedy to owners

The vessel Eternal Bliss was chartered by K Line (K-Line) to the charterers (Priminds) on the Norgrain form. Priminds failed to discharge the vessel within the laytime allowed. No breach of contract was alleged against Priminds other than failure to discharge within the laytime.