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Commodities in Focus Weekly - Rhine Shipping DMCC v Vitol SA [2024] EWCA Civ 5801: Court of Appeal confirms approach to hedging and damages

The Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal by Rhine Shipping DMCC ("Rhine"), the disponent owner of a vessel chartered by Vitol SA ("Vitol"), a major trader in oil and petroleum products, in a dispute over the effect of internal hedging on the assessment of damages for breach of charterparty.

This article considers the decision and the court's approach to hedging and damages.

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