Read the full judgment text of HCCL 000351/1996 on BabelCite. This HCCL judgment was delivered on 27 March 1997.
1. In this action the Plaintiff shipowner sues the Defendant charterer for freight. The parties signed a charterparty dated 5th October 1996, whereby the Plaintiff agreed to charter the vessel "Ning An 10" to the Defendant for a voyage between Newcastle Australia to Shajiao, South China for the carriage of 37,000 metric tonnes of coal in bulk. The vessel was duly loaded and the Plaintiff claims payment of freight consequent upon the voyage. The actual amount claimed in the Statement of Claim is