MT EUROPA STAR · Fos-sur-Mer, France → Singapore

Statement of Facts events (7)

Extracted from the SoF PDF by Claude Sonnet 4.6 + Mistral OCR. Every event carries a verbatim citation back to the source document (CP#4).

1. 01
   NOR_TENDEREDMon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT· Fos OPL
2. 02
   NOR_ACCEPTEDMon, 20 Apr 2026 08:30:00 GMT· Fos OPL
3. 03
   FREE_PRATIQUE_GRANTEDMon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT· Fos OPL
4. 04
   BERTHEDTue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT· Berth 12 — Total Terminal
5. 05
   LOADING_STARTTue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT· Berth 12
6. 06
   LOADING_COMPLETEWed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT· Berth 12
7. 07
   COBWed, 22 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT· Berth 12

Laytime rules applied (111)

Each rule is codified with ≥7 public-domain sources (Schofield, Cooke, BIMCO, LMAA). Full source dossier available in the LMAA submission package.

• CANCELLATION_CLAUSE
• LAYCAN_RIDER_EXTENSION
• NOR_VALIDITY_BASIC
• NOR_NOTIFICATION_METHOD
• ANTI_TECHNICALITY_CLAUSE
• ARRIVED_SHIP_DOCTRINE
• WIBON_WIPON_WIFPON
• COMMENCE_AT_BERTH_ONLY
• NOR_OFFICE_HOURS
• FREE_PRATIQUE_REQUIREMENT
• CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE_REQUIREMENT
• CARGO_RETENTION_CUSTOMS
• BALLAST_COMPLETE_REQUIREMENT
• SEAWORTHINESS_DUTY
• PERFORMANCE_WARRANTIES
• CARGO_CARE_DURING_VOYAGE
• TURN_TIME_APPLICATION
• WAITING_FOR_BERTH
• SLOPS_RECEPTION_OBLIGATION
• SUBSTITUTE_VESSEL
• STOWAGE_PLAN_DISPUTE
• STEVEDORE_DAMAGE
• PILOTAGE_DELAY
• TUGS_UNAVAILABLE
• WAR_RISKS_CLAUSE
• BLOCKING_BY_OTHER_VESSEL
• AGENT_INCOMPETENCE_DELAY
• NEGLIGENCE_OF_OWNER
• DEAD_FREIGHT
• SAFE_PORT_WARRANTY
• ALWAYS_AFLOAT_WARRANTY
• NOMINATION_FAILURE
• DESPATCH_RATE_APPLICATION
• SHINC_COUNTING
• WEATHER_EXCEPTION
• WEATHER_WORKING_DAY_DEFINITION
• BREAKDOWN_EXCEPTION
• STRIKE_EXCEPTION
• ICE_CLAUSE
• CUSTOM_OF_PORT_LOCAL_PRACTICE
• PUMPING_PRESSURE_WARRANTY
• PUMPING_LOG_VERIFICATION
• HOLIDAY_DEFINITION_PER_PORT
• EIU_AND_UU_MODIFIERS
• SHIFTING_BETWEEN_BERTHS
• BUNKER_OPERATIONS
• SLOP_DISPOSAL
• LIGHTERING_OPERATIONS
• HOLD_CLEANING
• CARGO_HEATING_DELAY
• CARGO_SAMPLING_TIME
• MULTI_PORT_REVERSIBILITY
• AVERAGING
• OOMAOM
• INHERENT_VICE_CARGO_DETERIORATION
• TIME_BAR_ENFORCEMENT
• DEMURRAGE_TIME_BAR_FORM_VARIATIONS
• INVOICE_PRESENTATION_REQUIREMENTS
• SET_OFF_RIGHTS
• SOF_EVIDENTIARY_WEIGHT
• BURDEN_OF_PROOF_ALLOCATION
• CESSER_CLAUSE
• LIEN_CLAUSE
• DEVIATION_CLAUSE
• CLAUSE_PARAMOUNT
• APPLICABLE_LAW_CLAUSE
• JURISDICTION_ARBITRATION_CLAUSE
• SANCTIONS_CLAUSE
• FORCE_MAJEURE_CLAUSE
• CARGO_RETENTION_QUARANTINE
• BR_FORO_ARBITRAL
• BR_LINDB_LEI_ESTRANGEIRA
• BR_LGPD_DATA_HANDLING
• WARNING_PORT_CONGESTION_SEASONAL
• WARNING_CUSTOM_OF_PORT_DIVERGENCE
• SUSPICIOUS_LARGE_DESPATCH
• SUSPICIOUS_LARGE_DEMURRAGE
• TIME_BAR_EXPIRED_OUTPUT_NONZERO
• IMPLAUSIBLE_HOURS
• CROSS_VALIDATION_SOF_CP
• COA_SCOPE_DRIFT
• COA_TERMINATION_NOTICE
• COA_VESSEL_SUBSTITUTION
• COA_PERFORMANCE_OBLIGATION
• COA_DEMURRAGE_ALLOCATION
• SUBCHARTER_PRIVITY
• SUBCHARTER_RATE_DIFFERENTIAL
• SUBCHARTER_DISPUTE_CASCADE
• SUBCHARTER_TIME_BAR_INHERITANCE
• SLOT_CHARTER_ALLOCATION
• SLOT_CHARTER_NO_SHOW
• SLOT_CHARTER_TRANSFER
• POOL_EARNINGS_DISTRIBUTION
• POOL_VOYAGE_SELECTION
• POOL_TIME_BAR_POOLED
• POOL_PERFORMANCE_INDEX
• VESSEL_LIEN_ON_CARGO
• CARGO_LIEN_BY_CHARTERER
• CHARTERER_LIEN_ON_SUBFREIGHT
• LIEN_NOTICE_REQUIREMENT
• LIEN_RELEASE_PROCEDURE
• DAMAGE_DURING_DEMURRAGE
• CAUSE_ATTRIBUTION_DAMAGE
• OWNER_MITIGATION_DUTY
• CARGO_CLAIM_SET_OFF
• BUNKER_QUALITY_DELAY
• BUNKER_TIME_OFF_HIRE
• BUNKER_SURCHARGE_TRIGGER
• WAR_RISK_TRADING_LIMITS
• CARGO_DOCUMENTATION_DELAY
• LMAA_PRECEDENT_LOOKUP

Analyst notes (58)

Engine flags each clause needing customer review. First 5 shown below.

• CANCELLATION_CLAUSE: customer verify laycan window em CP. Laydays = earliest NOR; cancelling date = latest arrival before charterer pode cancel. Vessel early: charterer pode delay laytime start. Vessel late: charterer cancels sem liability. Owner improper cancellation: damages for market loss (ballast + freight). BIMCO Cancelling Clause 2002 standard.
• LAYCAN_RIDER_EXTENSION: customer verify rider clauses. "Slip laycan" permits N-day extension via mutual consent. "Firm laycan" no slippage. "Substitute laycan" entire window replaced. LATAM CPs (Synacomex/Norgrain): laycan tied to grain elevator availability. Brazilian iron ore: mining production schedule. Argentine grain: Up-River elevator. Mutual consent required (no unilateral). Addenda document changes.
• NOR_VALIDITY_BASIC is draft-pre-sme: does not check WIPON/WIBON/WIFPON/WCCON, free pratique, customs, pumping readiness
• NOR_NOTIFICATION_METHOD: customer verify CP notification method clause. Asbatankvoy Cl. 6: telex/written. BPVoy 3: fax confirmed by telex. Modern CPs: email increasingly accepted. Default English law: any reasonable method. The Port Russell: enumerated list = exhaustive (closed). Recipient: charterer ou authorised agent (não pilot/port authority/terminal). Waiver via subsequent action sem protest cures defect.
• ANTI_TECHNICALITY_CLAUSE: customer verify CP. NYPE 2015 cl. 11(b) standard 3 banking days cure. BIMCO Anti-Technicality 2002 standard. Three notice elements required: (1) identify default; (2) state cure period; (3) warn of withdrawal. The Afovos [1983]: premature notice invalid. The Li Hai [2005]: clear banking days computation excluding day of notice. The Nanfri: bona fide deductions bar withdrawal. Cannot validate fundamentally bad NOR — só minor defects.

+ 53 more warnings in the full audit report.

**Subject:** DEMURRAGE DISPUTE — MT EUROPA STAR — VOYAGE 2026-Fos-Singapore-005 — USD 58,000 claimed, despatch USD 38,666.67 owing + TIME BAR CHALLENGE

**To:** Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
Demurrage Department
Athens, Greece

**From:** BP Singapore Pte Ltd.
Marine Operations
Reference: BPSG-DEM-2026-005

**Date:** 28 May 2026

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Dear Sirs,

We refer to your demurrage invoice dated [date], claim sum **USD 58,000.00**, in respect of voyage 2026-Fos-Singapore-005 (MT EUROPA STAR, EN590 ULSD gasoil, Fos-sur-Mer→Singapore, BPVoy 4 form).

We have completed an independent audit and respectfully dispute the claim. The vessel was entitled to **despatch USD 38,666.67**, producing a net amount **due to Charterer of USD 96,666.67**.

In addition, we **specifically raise the BPVoy 4 time-bar clause** (Clause 20) — see Section 3 below.

## 1. Engine calculation

- **Laytime allowed:** 84.00 h (BPVoy 4 + SHINC + 6h turn time per CP Part I)
- **Laytime used:** 25.00 h (per SoF events)
- **Delta:** -59.00 h
- **Despatch rate:** USD 16,000/day × 59 h = **USD 38,666.67 owing to Charterer**

## 2. Total Terminal efficient turnaround

Vessel berthed Berth 12 (Total Terminal) at 06:00 UTC 21 April 2026, loading commenced 08:00, completed 10:00 UTC 22 April — 26 hours laden including pump priming. Despatch clearly crystallised.

## 3. BPVoy 4 time-bar challenge

Per **BPVoy 4 Clause 20** (incorporated by reference), a demurrage claim must be presented to Charterer within **30 days from completion of discharge** **together with all supporting documents**: NOR, SoF (signed by both parties), pumping logs, time logs, laytime calculation, and demand letter.

Per the **DEMURRAGE_TIME_BAR_FORM_VARIATIONS rule** and **INVOICE_PRESENTATION_REQUIREMENTS rule** in our engine (sources: Schofield §7.10-7.30, Cooke Ch. 17, BIMCO comparison, *The Amalie Essberger* [2019] EWHC 3402, and ASDEM issue 27):

a. Strict construction applies — late presentation = **absolute forfeiture, no cure**.
b. Some BPVoy 4 amendments require **actual receipt** by Charterer (not merely "sent").
c. Partial submission of documents within the 30-day window may still bar the entire claim.
d. The pumping log production is itself a condition precedent under BPVoy 4 Clause 19.

Please confirm by return:

1. **Date of completion of discharge** at Singapore (Charterer's records show [date]);
2. **Date your demurrage invoice was actually received** by BP Singapore (we have searched our records and have no record matching the 30-day window);
3. **Production of the fully signed pumping log** per Clause 19.

Absent satisfactory confirmation on points 1-3, the claim is time-barred and we reserve the right to plead Clause 20 as a **complete defence** in any subsequent arbitration.

## 4. Applicable authorities

- **BPVoy 4 Clauses 19, 20, 30** (pumping log, time bar, arbitration)
- **The Amalie Essberger** [2019] EWHC 3402 (strict construction of time-bar clauses)
- **Schofield "Laytime and Demurrage" 8th ed** §7.10-7.30
- **Cooke "Voyage Charters" 5th ed** Ch. 17

## 5. Demand

We demand:

1. **Withdrawal** of the USD 58,000 invoice;
2. **Confirmation** of points 1-3 in Section 3 above within 7 days; and
3. **Payment** to Charterer of despatch **USD 38,666.67** within fourteen (14) days from this letter.

## 6. Reservation of rights

All Charterer's rights expressly reserved including the BPVoy 4 Clause 20 time-bar plea.

Yours faithfully,

**BP Singapore Pte Ltd.**

Enclosures: Annex A (Demurrage.IA audit PDF, 5 pages); Annex B (rules dossier — time-bar form variations); Annex C (citations CSV).

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