In a very recent case of St Shipping & Transport Inc v. Kriti Filoxenia Shipping Co SA [2015] EWHC 997 (Comm) (MT Kriti Filoxenia), the issue revolves around the commercial interpretation of the clauses of the voyage charterparty in a context of commercial contracts.
In this case, the Beepeevoy3 charterparty provided that:
17…If it appears to Charterers that the Vessel will be delayed beyond the Cancelling Date Charterers may require Owners to notify Charterers of the date on which they expect the Vessel to be ready to load whereupon Charterers shall have the option to cancel this Charter…
See attached file:
ALCO20150033 Cancellation Clause and Commercial Interpretation of Clauses in Charterparty.pdf
解约条款及租约条款的商业解释条款
不久之前的St Shipping & Transport Inc v. Kriti Filoxenia Shipping Co SA [2015] EWHC 997 (Comm) (MT Kriti Filoxenia) 案，探讨了从商业合同的角度，对航次租约条款进行商业解释的问题。
本案所涉租约采用Beepeevoy3格式，租约规定，
17…If it appears to Charterers that the Vessel will be delayed beyond the Cancelling Date Charterers may require Owners to notify Charterers of the date on which they expect the Vessel to be ready to load whereupon Charterers shall have the option to cancel this Charter…
详细信息请参阅附件。
