MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 22:17:22 -0400 From: info@goldenbusiness.info To: CHARTERING ZEUS LOGISTICS GROUP Cc: SNSTPC , logistics , =?UTF-8?Q?=E4=BA=8E=E5=8F=8C=E4=B9=89?= Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Demurrage Invoice Submission In-Reply-To: <32a1e306f47e7942c64ad01eaa0138f9@zeuslogisticsgroup.com> References: <91851521570668c4ecf5e7981a34bb70@zeuslogisticsgroup.com> <4671c0a941dbf01bb4f1d7fcbf766c19@zeuslogisticsgroup.com> <8f2ac75634ad475dfc9bcfe3198fee64@zeuslogisticsgroup.com> <0c0f2a6716e96376736fb12e78406d01@zeuslogisticsgroup.com> <32a1e306f47e7942c64ad01eaa0138f9@zeuslogisticsgroup.com> User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.6.11 Message-ID: X-Sender: info@goldenbusiness.info Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear Sir, In reply to below email please pay attention that we as charterer are in contract with you as desponent owners and Sea Link ship management company is responsible for such unprofessional action of imposing the 125,000 USD cost against the contract and without any contractual base and by taking advantage from circumstance which we are in. We as charterers will not accept the imposed 125,000 USD cost , you are requested to remove it from final invoice and send us revised one for payment today. Thank you Best Regards On 2025-07-04 14:26, CHARTERING ZEUS LOGISTICS GROUP wrote: > Subject: Final Invoice for Demurrage - Confirmation and Payment > Request > > Dear Charterer > > Please note that the final invoice for demurrage and related costs has > been issued based on the email correspondence below and the > charterer's confirmation. > > Despite our considerable efforts to reach a compromise, the Owner has > firmly rejected the proposed deduction of USD 125,000 from the > invoice. For your information, the Owner was not even willing to > accept a 3-day discount on the demurrage amount, and it was only with > significant difficulty that we were able to secure his agreement to > the final figures reflected in the invoice. > > In light of the above, we kindly ask you to consider the current > invoice as final and to proceed with the payment accordingly. > > Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. > > Quote///// > Dear Sir, > Thank you for your message and your support. > We appreciate your understanding and hope to maintain a long-term > cooperation in the future. > Thank you once again. > Best regards, > Unquote///// > > Best regards > CHARTERING DEPT. > > ZEUS LOGISTICS GROUP L.L.C. > > Tusca Business Center, Minaret Al-Qurum, Al-Qurum Street, > > Muscat, Sultanate of Oman P.O.BOX: 1533 > > T: +968 2456 1165 > > E: chartering@zeuslogisticsgroup.com > > W: https://www.zeuslogisticsgroup.com > > On 2025-07-05 02:29, SNSTPC wrote: > >> Dear Sir, >> Thank you for your email and for sharing the demurrage final >> invoice. >> We appreciate your detailed explanation of the situation and your >> willingness to maintain a cooperative relationship. >> In reply to your statement , please find below facts: >> 1- About initial process in load port please be reminded that our >> initial agreed laycan was 17-19 April but due to vessel problems and >> problems from owners side laycan was missed and we missed >> opportunity to load at Kharg Island and had no way except loading at >> STS point in KAZ with bearing About 350,000 usd extra cost of moving >> cargo from terminal to STS point. >> Finally vessel arrived on 24th April in STS point and due to >> imposing such extra cost of delay to charter, owners just deduct >> 125,000 USD from hire rate. >> 2- loading at KAZ was initially predicted in CP , thus owners didn't >> give any option about it and charter borne the 350,000 usd losses. >> 3- As you already know the cargo is under sanction and discharge >> port imposed more restrictions as vessel was on the way from load >> point towards Dongying, thus keeping position in LIANYUNGANG was a >> must from discharge port to do inspections , we did repositioning in >> LIANYUNGANG with all announcements and coordination with desponent >> owner and obviously without permission from owners vessel wouldn't >> be allowed to go to LIANYUNGANG. >> 4- LIANYUNGANG is on the way to Dongying and vessel had not major >> deviation from basic route , and we don't expect to receive any >> extra cost for repositioning. >> Meanwhile if owners wanted to charge this repositioning fee , >> contractually it should be informed before repositioning to >> charterers for confirmation and it is not acceptable that at the >> time of discharge owners send the invoice of 125,000 USD without any >> contractual base. >> 5- As you may aware about heavy line up of vessels in Dongying, >> having exact berthing time is not in control of charterer and due to >> many sanctioned vessels approaching to Dongying, we could not manage >> on time discharge and therefore couldn't give you any update. >> 6- About the amount of 570,000 usd which states as owners losses , >> as you surely know, there is not any contractual point to claim >> about losses of prospective benefits, thus however we are sorry >> about it but please let's don't discuss about it anymore. >> 7. About times used for rectification of vessel technical problems >> we still believe that 7 days should be deducted from demurrage >> costs. >> >> Kindly please reconsider the points for revising final invoice to >> enable us for payment and settlement. >> We also appreciate your understanding and support throughout this >> process. >> Thank you once again for your cooperation, and we look forward to >> the possibility of future collaborations. >> Best regards, >> >> Original: >> >> * From：CHARTERING ZEUS LOGISTICS GROUP >> >> * Date：2025-07-04 20:05:38(中国 (GMT+08:00)) >> * To：info >> * Cc：SNSTPC , logistics >> , 于双义 >> * Subject：Re: Demurrage of Cangjie >> >> Dear sir >> >> Pls find the attached file for demorrage invoice >> >> Pls confirm and proceed payment as usual. >> >> Best regards >> >> --- >> CHARTERING DEPT. >> >> ZEUS LOGISTICS GROUP L.L.C. >> >> Tusca Business Center, Minaret Al-Qurum, Al-Qurum Street, >> >> Muscat, Sultanate of Oman P.O.BOX: 1533 >> >> T: +968 2456 1165 >> >> E: chartering@zeuslogisticsgroup.com >> >> W: https://www.zeuslogisticsgroup.com >> >> On 2025-07-04 20:05, CHARTERING ZEUS LOGISTICS GROUP wrote: >> >> Subject: Demurrage Invoice Submission >> >> Dear Charterer, >> >> Please find the attached demurrage final invoice for your review. >> >> We would like to highlight several factors that have led to the >> current situation. >> >> The vessel was kept in a position outside the terms of the contract >> for a considerable period, without prior coordination or >> communication from your side. From the very beginning, we extended a >> discount on the contract amount as a gesture of goodwill, due to an >> issue that arose early on. >> >> Although the vessel was initially scheduled to load at the port, the >> operation was later carried out via ship-to-ship transfer at a >> different location. This change involved additional distance and >> time, which we chose not to factor into the costs. >> >> For an extended period, we received no updates or clarification >> regarding your intentions. It was only after the vessel owner booked >> a tank for unloading that any indication was provided. Nevertheless, >> we decided to wait well beyond the standard timeframe. We made it >> clear that if the lack of communication continued, we would proceed >> with unloading in the reserved tank. >> >> We have now reached the current stage, and it is important to >> understand that the owner's damages in this matter are substantially >> greater than any inconvenience on your side. >> >> In a continued effort to cooperate and maintain a strong working >> relationship, the only discount we can offer is to offset the >> owner's losses by not charging the previously mentioned amount (USD >> 570,000)in the upcoming contract. This will help close this issue >> amicably and avoid further disputes. >> >> We ask for your understanding, just as we have consistently >> understood your position and worked with flexibility to support your >> operations. We sincerely hope to continue our collaboration in the >> future. >> >> Please also note that one final invoice remains outstanding, which >> will be issued once we receive confirmation of the exact discharge >> time. >> >> Pls treat the invoice as the final one. >> >> Best regards, >> >> --- >> CHARTERING DEPT. >> >> ZEUS LOGISTICS GROUP L.L.C. >> >> Tusca Business Center, Minaret Al-Qurum, Al-Qurum Street, >> >> Muscat, Sultanate of Oman P.O.BOX: 1533 >> >> T: +968 2456 1165 >> >> E: chartering@zeuslogisticsgroup.com >> >> W: https://www.zeuslogisticsgroup.com >> >> On 2025-07-04 02:34, info@goldenbusiness.info wrote: >> >> Dear Sir >> Regarding demurrage calculation and outstanding, please find below >> comments >> >> 1- based on your preliminary demurrage invoice till 1st of July you >> charged 35 days . >> >> now you calculated again till 5th July, it means that we should have >> 4 days more and reach to 39 days total demurrage, but mistakenly >> demurrage is 41 days , please review the calculation again. >> >> 2-Meanwhile we expect to deduct atleast 7 days from invoice for time >> related to rectification. ( we had 11 days waiting for rectification >> from 31st of May till 10th of june) >> >> 3- you charged 125,000 USD as repositioning fee , which is not >> reasonable because the position of waiting in LIANYUNGANG is on the >> same way towards Dongying and vessel did not deviate from main CP >> route. Please ignore the change. >> >> 4- we already paid 200,000 USD as provisional demurrage part which >> should be considered in Final invoice. >> >> We are ready to pay all demurrage after above corrections by >> tomorrow. Please let us have your positive cooperation to go ahead >> for discharge and kindly issue the discharge order to Master of >> Cangjie urgently. >> >> We hope that we can have more cooperation in our future deals as >> well. >> >> Thank you >> Best Regards