Surrendra Overseas Ltd v Government of Sri Lanka By a charterparty dated 29 March 1968 the owners chartered their vessel to the charterers for a voyage
from Basrah to one or two ports in Ceylon for the carriage of a cargo of bitumen. The charterparty
provided that any dispute concerning it should be referred to arbitration in London. The vessel arrived at
Colombo in June 1968 and discharged the cargo.