London Arbitration 6/23

Voyage charterparty - Turkey to French Pacific Ocean Islands - Engine breakdown - Six months' delay - New regulations introduced at discharge port in the meantime - Vessel's dimensions not meeting new requirements - Discharge port switched to Lautoka in Fiji one day before arrival - Delay in commencing discharge - Whether vessel seaworthy at commencement of voyage - Whether charterers liable for demurrage

The subject vessel was fixed for the carriage of a part cargo of 557.965 mt of steel pipes from a port in Turkey to Futuna Island in the French Pacific Ocean Islands.