Krishna Mining Co., Ltd. v. Pan Islamic Steamship Co., Ltd. – sllr 2002 volume 2 page 039

In the case between PAN ISLAMIC STEAMSHIP CO., LTD (defendant-appellant) and the shipping company (plaintiff-respondent, linked to the charter-party dispute and identified in case records), the court addressed the issue of liability for demurrage under a charter-party agreement. The judgment determined that the contractual provisions entitled the plaintiff-respondent to recover demurrage from the defendant-appellant due to delays at Chittagong, without requiring evidence of actual payment of port demurrage charges. The principle was reaffirmed that liability for demurrage arises from the charter-party’s explicit terms, irrespective of the port authority’s claims or payments. The decision drew on the interpretation of the Charter-party including clause 18 and its Rider, with the court empha