Carboex SA v. Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse SA – English Court of Appeal, 19 Jun 2012

COA -- CARBOEX SA -- LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES SUISSE SA -- DEMURRAGE -- AMWELSH -- PORT CONGESTION -- STRIKE -- PUERTO DE FERROL -- SPAIN -- SPANISH -- HAULAGE STRIKE -- INDONESIA -- NOTICE OF READINESS -- Charterer Award Four vessels under a Contract of Affreightment (COA) experienced delays because of port congestion resulting from a strike that had ended prior to arrival. Charterer claimed that this time should be exempted as delays stemming from a strike, while the Owner argued that this exemption was only applicable if the strike had delayed operations after a given vessel had berthed.