K Line Pte Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd (The “Eternal Bliss”) – Court of Appeal (Sir Geoffrey Vos, MR, Newey and Males LJJ) [2021] EWCA Civ 1712 – 18 November 2021

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 Pte Ltd (K-Line) to Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd (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.