Taokas Navigation SA v Komrowski Bulk Shipping KG (GmbH & Co) & Ors

Taokas Navigation SA v Komrowski Bulk Shipping KG (GmbH & Co) & Ors

The owner is not precluded from relying on the CONWARTIME 2004 clause to refuse to proceed to Mombasa, Kenya, in the absence of a material change in risk after the charterparty date, as the charterparty does not contain an express or implied acceptance of the piracy risk for Kenya, nor a requirement for escalation of risk.

Parties
Owner: Taokas Navigation SA; Charterer: Komrowski Bulk Shipping KG (GmbH & Co); Sub Charterer: Kent Line International Ltd.; Sub Sub Charterer: Solym Carriers Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 July 2012
Procedural Posture
Commercial Arbitration Appeal / High Court Appeal Under Section 69 Arbitration Act 1996
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Charterparty Construction, War Risks Clauses, Piracy, Arbitration Appeals
Commercial Law Maritime Law Arbitration Charterparty Construction War Risks Clauses Piracy Arbitration Appeals

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Parties

Taokas Navigation SA

Owner

Komrowski Bulk Shipping KG (GmbH & Co)

Charterer

Kent Line International Ltd.

Sub Charterer

Solym Carriers Ltd

Sub Sub Charterer

Procedural Posture

Commercial Arbitration Appeal / High Court Appeal Under Section 69 Arbitration Act 1996

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the owner is precluded from relying on the CONWARTIME 2004 clause to refuse a voyage to Mombasa, Kenya, absent a material change in risk after the charterparty date

Ratio Decidendi

The owner is not precluded from relying on the CONWARTIME 2004 clause to refuse to proceed to Mombasa, Kenya, in the absence of a material change in risk after the charterparty date, as the charterparty does not contain an express or implied acceptance of the piracy risk for Kenya, nor a requirement for escalation of risk.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed