HAPAG-LLOYD AG V SKYROS MARITIME CORP AND ANOTHER (THE "SKYROS" AND THE "AGIOS MINAS")

[2024] EWHC 3139 (Comm), King's Bench Division (Commercial Court), Mr Justice Bright, 13 December 2024

Charterparty (time) – Vessels redelivered late under time charterparties – Owners having sold vessels and committed to redelivering to new owners upon redelivery – Whether owners entitled to substantive or nominal damages for rate redelivery – Res inter alios acta – NYPE form – Arbitration Act 1996, section 69

The defendant time charterers had redelivered the two vessels Skyros and Agios Minas late under their respective time charterparties, by two days and seven days respectively.