中国远洋运输公司提单条款

中国远洋运输公司提单条款

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上列外表状况良好的货物(另有说明者除外)，已装在上列船上并应在上列卸货港或该船所能安全到达并保持浮泊的附近地点卸货。重量、尺码、标志、号数、品质、内容和价值是托运人所提供的，承运人在装船时并未核对。托运人、收货人和本提单的持有人兹明白表示接受并同意本提单和它背面所载的一切印刷、书写或打印的规定、负责事项和条件。
为证明以上各节、承运人或其代理人已签署本提单一式份，其中一份经完成提货手续后，其余备份失效。
请托运人特别注意本提单内与该货保险效力有关的免责事项和条件。

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1.定义
“货方”包括托运人、受货人、发货人、收货人、提单持有人和货物所有人。
2.管辖权
凡根据本提单或与其有关的一切争执均应按照中国法律在中华人民共和国的法院解决或在中华人民共和国仲裁;
3.承运人责任
有关承运人的义务、赔偿责任、权利及豁免应适用海牙规则,即1924年8月25日在布鲁塞尔签订的关于统一提单若于规定的国际公约。
4.责任期间
承运人的责任期间应从货物装上船舶之时起到卸离船舶之时为止。
承运人对于货物在装船之前及卸离船舶之后，发生的灭失或损坏不负赔偿责任。
5.包装和标志
在装船之前，托运人应对货物加以妥善包装，货物标志必须正确、清晰，并须以不小于5厘米长的字体将目的港清晰地标明在货物的外部，上述标志须能保持到交货时仍然清楚另设。由于包装和标志的不足或不适当所产生的一切罚款和费用应由货方负担。
6.运费和其他费用
(1)预付运费应在装船时连同其他费用一并支付，运费和其他费用，如已有约定而未预付，则应由货方支付，并自通知缴付运费和其他费用之日起按年息5%加付利息。
装运的货物如系易腐货物、低值货物、活动物、舱?酢⒁约案没跷锏哪康母畚蕹性巳说拇砣耸保湓朔押退衅渌延帽匦朐谧按比扛肚濉?br />到付运费连同其他费用应在船舶抵达目的港时一并支付。
预付运费和(或)到付运费，无论船舶和货物或其中之一道受任何灭失或损坏，都应毫无例外地全部付给承运人，不予退回和不得扣减。
(2)一切同货物有关的损、税或任何费用应由货方支付。
7.错误申报
承运人有权在装运港或目的港查对托运人申报的货物数量、重量、尺码和内容。如提单上所载的重量、尺码和(或)内容与实际装船的货物不符，而所付运费低于如果申报确实本来应付的运费，则承运人有权向货方收取按实际装运货物与错误申报货物运费差额的两倍作为货方对承运人的违约赔偿金。
货方应对由于不正确申报货物的名称或其数量、重量、尺码或内容而对船舶和(或)货物所造成的灭失和损坏负担赔偿责任，而且货方应偿付承运人有关衡量货物的重量、尺码和核对货物的一切费用。
8.装货、卸货和交货
无论港口习惯是否与此相反，货方都应以船舶所能装卸的速度尽快昼夜(如承运人需要)，包括星期日和假日，无间断地提供和提取货物。货方对违反本款规定所引起的一切损失或损坏，包括滞期费应负担赔偿责任。
承运人可以不预先通知就开始卸货。如受货人不能及时将货物迅速从船边提取或拒绝提货，或发现无人认领货物，承运人有权将货物卸在岸上或其他适当场所，而由货方负担全部风险和费用，承运人应认为已经履行其交付货物的责任。
无论港口习惯是否相反，在船上衡量货物的重量，需经承运人特殊许可方能进行。滞留费和卸货的特别费用，应由受货人或收货人负担。
如果在一合理的时期内无人认领货物或者货物将变质、腐烂或失去价值，承运人可按其留置权自行予以变卖、抛弃或处置该货物而不负担任何责任，全部风险和费用由货方承担。
9.驳船费
在装货港或卸货港内或港外的任何驳船费均由货方负担。
10.留置权
承运人得因未付运费、空舱费、滞期费和任何其他货方应付的款额、无论何人应付的共同海发摊费用以及收回此项费陌的开支而对货物以及任何单证行使留置权，并有权出售或处置货物。如果出售货物所得不足抵偿应收款额相引起的费用，承运人有权向货方收回其欠额。
11.灭失或损坏通知、时效
除非在货物移交给根据运输合同有权接收货物的人的保管之前或当时，将灭失或损坏及其一般性质的通知，用书面提交承运人或其在卸货港的代理人，否则这种移交应作为承运人已按提单所载明的情况交付货物的初步证据。
如果灭失或损坏不明显，则通知应于交付货物的三天内提交。
如果货物状况在其收受时已经联合检验或检查，就无须提交书面通知。
除非从货物交付之日或应交付之日起一年内提起诉讼，承运人和船舶在任何情况下都应被免除对灭失或损坏所应负的一切贡任。
遇有任何实际的或预料会发生的灭失或损坏时，承运人和受货人应为检验和清点货物相互提供一切合理的便利。
12.赔偿金额
当承运人对有关货物的灭失或损坏负赔偿责任时，该赔偿金额应按货方的净货价加运费及已付的保险费计算。
尽管有本提单第三条规定，承运人对货物的灭失或损坏的赔偿责任应限制在每件或每计费单位不超过人民币700元，但承运人接受货物前托运人以书面申报的货价高于此限额，而又已填入本提单并按规定支付了额外运费者除外。
如果每件或每一计费单位的货物的实际价值超过上述申报价值，则其价值按申报价值，而承运人的赔偿责任将不超过申报价值，而且任何部分灭失或损坏均应按申报价值比例计算。
13.转运、换船、转口货物和转船
如有需要，承运人得任意将货物交由属于承运人自己的船舶或居于他人的船舶，或经铁路或以其他运输工具直接或间接地驶往目的港、转船、驳运、卸岸、在岸上或水面上储存以及重新装船起运，以上费用由承运人负担，但风险则由货方承运，承运人的责任权限于其本身经营的船舶所完成的那部分运输。
14.危险品、违禁品
(1)在事先未向承运人提出货物性质的书面通知，并按运输中可能适用的任何法律或规章的规定，在货物、集装箱或其他包装的外部加以标明之前，货方保证不交运具有危险性、易燃性、放射性和(或)任何有害性质的货物。
(2)无论何时发现承运的货物未能遵照上述(1)款的规定，或发现货物居于违禁品，或在运输中为装货港、卸货港、挂靠港或任何地方、水域的任何法律或规章所禁止，承运人有权将该货物予以处置使其不能为害，或投弃海中或卸下，或由承运人任意处置而不予赔偿。货方应就任何种类的灭失、损坏或赔偿责任，包括运费损失和直接或间接的由该运输所引起的或造成的任何费用担负责任并向承运人赔偿。
(3)如果遵照上述(1)款的规定承运的任何货物对船舶或货物造成危险时，则应同样予以处置使其不能为害，或投弃海中，卸下或由承运人在任意处置而不予赔偿，但如有共同海损则不在此限。
15.舱面货、活动物和植物
舱面货、活动物和植物的接受、装载、运输、保管和卸载均由货方承担风险，承运人对其灭失或损坏不负赔偿责任。
16.集装箱货物
(1)货物可以由承运人或其代理人或受雇人装入集装箱。上述承运人装载的集装箱或接受的满载集装箱均可装在舱面或舱内，无须预先通知。虽然有本提单第十五条的规定，又尽管货物装在舱面，承运人对此种运输的赔偿责任仍应按照本提单的各项条款处理，货方应承担共同海损分摊并应获得共同海损补偿。
(2)如果集装箱非由承运人装箱或装载，则承运人对箱内所载货物的灭失或损坏不负赔偿责任，而货方应对由下列原因造成承运人的任何人身伤害、灭失、损坏、责任或费用负责赔偿:
1)集装箱的装箱或装载方式:或
2)集装箱内的货载不适宜集装箱运输:或
3)集装箱不适宜或条件不良，而此种状况在集装箱装箱或装载之时或之前，货方只要进行合理检查本来是明显的。
(3)如果集装箱非由承运人装箱或装载，而承运人以船封完好交付，则此种交付应视为完全和全部履行了承运人的义务，则承运人对集装箱内所载货物的任何灭失或损坏不负赔偿责任。
在装箱之前，托运人应检查集装箱，而集装箱既经使用，即是完好和适宜使用的初步证据。
17.冷藏货
冷藏货舱在装货之前，承运人除必须取得船级证书外，还应取得船舶检验机构的验船师或其他合格人员的证书，表明该冷藏舱位和冷藏机适于安全收受、载运和保管冷藏货物。
受货人应在船舶妥交货时立即接收冷藏货物，否则，承运人可以将货物卸在岸上，其风险和费用均由货方负责。
18.木材
本提单内关于木材装船时“外表状况良好”的任何记载，并不表示承运人承认该木材没有沾污、裂缝、洞孔或碎块。承运人对上述木材的沾污、裂缝、洞孔或碎块不负责任。
19.铁和钢
货方应将每件铁和钢明显和持久地以油漆做出标志，每捆并须捆扎牢固，明显、持久地以油漆做出标志并拴以金额标签，以便能在卸货港对每件或每捆分辨认明。如果货方未能按上述要求做到，则承运人既对证确交付又对由此发生的费用不负责任。
20.散装货、一个以上收货人的货物
(1)由于承运人无适当方法核对散装货物的重量，提单上所列的重量仅能作为参考，不能构成不利于承运人的证据。
(2)如果散装货或无标志的货物或标志相同的货物的收货人超过一个人，则收货人或货主共同和单独承担将货物或货件按比例分成数量研发生的费用或损失，如有短缺，其短缺量应按承运人、其受雇人或代理人决定的比例向他们分摊。
21.重货和笨件
每件货物的重量满2000公斤，和任何笨件其长度满9米时，托运人必须清楚地标明其重量、体积及长度。承运人得自行决定使用港方起重设备或使用其他方法，其风险和费用均由货方负担。由于没有申报重量、体积及长度或者错误申报致使船舶、驳船、码头、起重机、绞车或不论何物或有关工作人员遭受或引起任何损害、损失或赔偿责任。均应由货方负担。
22.熏蒸
无论何种原因货物在船上熏蒸，只要没有实际证明属于承运人的疏忽，也不应推定属于他的疏忽，承运人对货物的损坏不负赔偿责任，和发生的一切费用应由货方负担。
23.选港货
选港货的卸货港必须在船舶到达列名为选港的第一个港口四十八小时之前向船舶代理人宣布。
如未宣布，承运人可以选择在第一个或任何一个选港卸货，即应认为运输合同已经履行。任何选港货必须为本提单项下货物的总数量。
24.共同海损和新杰逊条款
(1)共同海损应在中华人民共和国根据1975年中国国际贸易促进委员会共同海损理算规则进行理算。
(2)如果在航次开始之前或之后，由于无论是疏忽与否任何原因而引起意外、危险损坏或灾难，而根据法令、合同或其他规定，承运人对此类事件或此类事件的后果都不负责，则货物托运人，收货人或货物所有人应在共同海损中与承运人一起分担可能构成或可能发生的具有共同海损性质的牺牲、损失或费用，并应支付关于货物方面研发生的救助费用和特殊费用。如果救助船舶为承运人所有或由其经营，则其救助费用应犹如该船助船舶系为第三者所有一样，全额支付。承运人或其代理人认为足以支付货物方面的预计分摊款额及其救助费用和特殊费用的保证金，如有需要，应由货物、托运人、收货人或货物所有人在提货之前付给承运人。
25.双方有责碰撞条款
如有船舶由于他船疏忽以及本船船长、船员、引水员或承运人的受雇人在驾驶或管理船舶中的行为，疏忽或不履行职责而与他船碰撞，则本船的货物所有人应就他船亦即非载货船舶或其所有人所受一切损失或所负一切赔偿责任，给予本船承运人赔偿。但此种赔偿以上述损失或赔偿责任所体现的已由或应由他船亦即非载货船舶或其所有人付给上述货物所有人其货物的灭失或损坏或其提出的任何赔偿要求的数额为限，并由他船即非载货船舶作为其向载货船舶或承运人提出的索赔的一部分，将其冲抵、补偿或收回。如果非属碰撞船舶或物体的，或在碰撞船舶或物体之外的任何船舶或物体的所有人，经营人或主管人，在碰撞、触碰、搁浅或其他事故中犯有过失时，上述规定亦应适用。
26.战争、检疫、冰冻、罢工等
如果发生战争、封锁、海盗、瘟疫、检疫、冰冻、罢工、港口拥挤以及其他非承运人所能控制的情况，而使船舶及货物不能安全到达目的港及(或)在目的港卸货,承运人有权在装货港或任何其他安全和便利的港口卸下货物，运输合同应认为已经履行。在上述情况下发生的任何特殊费用均应由货方负担。
27.地区条款
关于运往美国或从美国运出的货物，尽管有本提单的任何其他条款，本提单应遵守美国1936年海上货物运输法的规定。承运人或船舶对此种货物的灭失或损坏所负赔偿责任，在任何情况下每件或如此种货物不以包件运送则每一通常计费单位不超过美国合法货币500元，但是托运人在此种货物装船前已将其性质和价值加以申报并被载入提单者不在此限。

Terms and conditions of carriage

Multimodal transport bill of lading

1. Definitions

“Carriage” means the whole or any part of the carriage, loading, unloading, storing, warehousing, handling and any and all other services whatsoever undertaken by the Carrier in relation to the Goods.
“Carrier” means A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S trading as Maersk Line of 50 Esplanaden, DK-1098, Copenhagen K, Denmark.
“Container” includes any container (including an open top container), flat rack, platform, trailer, transportable tank, pallet or any other similar article used to consolidate the Goods and any connected equipment.
Freight” includes all charges payable to the Carrier in accordance with the applicable Tariff and this bill of lading.
“Goods” means the whole or any part of the cargo and any packaging accepted from the Shipper and includes any Container not supplied by or on behalf of the Carrier.
“Hague Rules” means the provisions of the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading signed at Brussels on 25th August 1924 and includes the amendments by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 23rd February 1968, but only if such amendments are compulsorily applicable to this bill of lading. (It is expressly provided that nothing in this bill of lading shall be construed as contractually applying the said Rules as amended by said Protocol).
“Holder” means any Person for the time being in possession of this bill of lading to or in whom rights of suit and/or liability under this bill of lading have been transferred or vested.
“Maersk Line” is the trade name of the Carrier.
“Merchant” includes the Shipper, Holder, Consignee, Receiver of the Goods, any Person owning or entitled to the possession of the Goods or of this bill of lading and anyone acting on behalf of such Person.
“Multimodal Transport” arises if the Place of Receipt and/or the Place of Delivery are indicated on the reverse hereof in the relevant spaces.
“Ocean Transport” means the same as Port-to Port Shipment.
“Package” where a Container is loaded with more than one package or unit, the packages or other shipping units enumerated on the reverse hereof as packed in such Container and entered in the box on the reverse hereof entitled “Carrier’s “Receipt” are each deemed a Package.
“Person” includes an individual, corporation, or other legal entity.
“Port-to-Port Shipment” arises when the Carriage is not Multimodal.
“Subcontractor” includes owners, charterers and operators of vessels (other than the Carrier), stevedores, terminal and groupage operators, road and rail transport operators, warehousemen and any independent contractors employed by the Carrier performing the Carriage and any direct or indirect Subcontractors, servants and agents thereof whether in direct contractual privity or not.
“Terms and Conditions” means all terms, rights, defences, provisions, conditions, exceptions, limitations and liberties hereof.
“US COGSA” means the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1936.
“Vessel” means any water borne craft used in the Carriage under this Bill of Lading which may be a feeder vessel or an ocean vessel.

2. Carrier's Tariff

The terms and conditions of the Carrier’s applicable Tariff are incorporated herein. Attention is drawn to the terms therein relating to free storage time and to container and vehicle demurrage or detention. Copies of the relevant provisions of the applicable Tariff are obtainable from the Carrier upon request. In the case of inconsistency between this bill of lading and the applicable Tariff, this bill of lading shall prevail.

3. Warranty

The Merchant warrants that in agreeing to the Terms and Conditions hereof he is, or has the authority to contract on behalf of, the Person owning or entitled to possession of the Goods and this bill of lading.

4. Subcontracting

4.1 The Carrier shall be entitled to sub-contract on any terms whatsoever the whole or any part of the Carriage.

4.2 The Merchant undertakes that no claim or allegation whether arising in contract, bailment, tort or otherwise shall be made against any servant, agent, or Subcontractor of the Carrier which imposes or attempts to impose upon any of them or any vessel owned or chartered by any of them any liability whatsoever in connection with the Goods or the Carriage of the Goods whether or not arising out of negligence on the part of such Person, and, if any such claim or allegation should nevertheless be made, to indemnify the Carrier against all consequences thereof. Without prejudice to the foregoing every such servant, agent, and Subcontractor shall have the benefit of all Terms and Conditions of whatsoever nature herein contained or otherwise benefiting the Carrier including clause 26 hereof, the law and jurisdiction clause, as if such Terms and Conditions (including clause 26 hereof) were expressly for their benefit and, in entering into this contract, the Carrier, to the extent of such Terms and Conditions, does so on its own behalf, and also as agent and trustee for such servants, agents and Subcontractors.

4.3 The provisions of the second sentence of clause 4.2 including but not limited to the undertaking of the Merchant contained therein, shall extend to all claims or allegations of whatsoever nature against other Persons chartering space on the carrying vessel.

4.4 The Merchant further undertakes that no claim or allegation in respect of the Goods shall be made against the Carrier by any Person other than in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of this bill of lading which imposes or attempts to impose upon the Carrier any liability whatsoever in connection with the Goods or the Carriage of the Goods, whether or not arising out of negligence on the part of the Carrier, and if any such claim or allegation should nevertheless be made, to indemnify the Carrier against all consequences thereof.

5. Carrier's Responsibility: Port-to-Port Shipment

5.1 Where the Carriage is Port-to-Port, then the liability (if any) of the Carrier for loss of or damage to the Goods occurring between the time of loading at the Port of Loading and the time of discharge at the Port of Discharge shall be determined in accordance with any national law making the Hague Rules compulsorily applicable to this bill of lading (which will be US COGSA for shipments to or from the United States of America) or in any other case in accordance with the Hague Rules Articles 1-8 inclusive only.

5.2 The Carrier shall have no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage to the Goods while in its actual or constructive possession before loading or after discharge, howsoever caused. Notwithstanding the above, in case and to the extent that any applicable compulsory law provides to the contrary, the Carrier shall have the benefit of every right, defence, limitation and liberty in the Hague Rules as applied by clause 5.1 during such additional compulsory period of responsibility, notwithstanding that the loss or damage did not occur at sea.

5.3 Where US COGSA applies then the provisions stated in the said Act shall govern before loading on the vessel or after discharge therefrom, as the case may be, during Carriage to or from a container yard or container freight station in or immediately adjacent to the sea terminal at the Port of Loading and/or Discharge. If the Carrier is requested by the Merchant to procure Carriage by an inland carrier in the United States of America and the inland carrier in his discretion agrees to do so, such carriage shall be procured by the Carrier as agent only to the Merchant and such carriage shall be subject to the inland carrier’s contract and tariff. If for any reason the Carrier is denied the right to act as agent at these times, his liability for loss damage or delay to the Goods shall be determined in accordance with clause 6 hereof.

5.4 In the event that the Merchant requests the Carrier to deliver the Goods:

(a) at a port other than the Port of Discharge; or
(b) (save in the United States of America) at a place of delivery instead of the Port of Discharge, and the Carrier in its absolute discretion agrees to such request, such further Carriage will be undertaken on the basis that the Terms and Conditions of this bill of lading are to apply to such Carriage as if the ultimate destination agreed with the Merchant had been entered on the reverse side of this bill of lading as the Port of Discharge or Place of Delivery.

6. Carrier's Responsibility - Multimodal Transport

Where the Carriage is Multimodal Transport, the Carrier undertakes to perform and/or in his own name to procure performance of the Carriage from the Place of Receipt or the Port of Loading, whichever is applicable, to the Port of Discharge or the Place of Delivery, whichever is applicable, and, save as is otherwise provided for in this bill of lading, the Carrier shall be liable for loss or damage occurring during the Carriage only to the extent set out below:

6.1 Where the stage of Carriage where loss or damage occurred is not known.

(a) Exclusions
The Carrier shall be relieved of liability for any loss or damage where such loss or damage was caused by:
(i) an act or omission of the Merchant or Person acting on behalf of the Merchant other than the Carrier, his servant, agent or Subcontractor,
(ii) compliance with instructions of any Person entitled to give them.
(iii) insufficient or defective condition of packing or marks,
(iv) handling, loading, stowage or unloading of the Goods by the Merchant or any Person acting on his behalf,
(v) inherent vice of the Goods,
(vi) strike, lock out, stoppage or restraint of labour, from whatever cause, whether partial or general,
(vii) a nuclear incident,
(viii) any cause or event which the Carrier could not avoid and the consequences whereof he could not prevent by the exercise of reasonable diligence.
(b) Burden of Proof
The burden of proof that the loss or damage was due to one or more of the causes or events specified in this clause 6.1 shall rest upon the Carrier. Save that if the Carrier establishes that, in the circumstances of the case, the loss or damage could be attributed to one or more of the causes or events specified in clause 6.1(a)(iii), (iv) or (v), it shall be presumed that it was so caused. The Merchant shall, however, be entitled to prove that the loss or damage was not, in fact, caused either wholly or partly by one or more of these causes or events.
(c) Limitation of Liability
Except as provided in clauses 7.2(a), (b) or 7.3, if clause 6.1 operates, total compensation shall under no circumstances whatsoever and howsoever arising exceed USD 500 per package where Carriage includes Carriage to, from or through a port in the United States of America and in all other cases 2 SDR per kilo of the gross weight of the Goods lost or damaged.

6.2 Where the stage of Carriage where the loss or damage occurred is known. Notwithstanding anything provided for in clause 6.1 and subject to clause 18, the liability of the Carrier in respect of such loss or damage shall be determined:
(a) by the provisions contained in any international convention or national law which provisions:
(i) cannot be departed from by private contract to the detriment of the Merchant, and
(ii) would have applied if the Merchant had made a separate and direct contract with the Carrier in respect of the particular stage of the Carriage during which the loss or damage occurred and received as evidence thereof any particular document which must be issued if such international convention or national law shall apply; or
(b) in case of shipments to or from the United States of America by the provisions of US COGSA if the loss or damage is known to have occurred during Carriage by sea to or from the USA or during Carriage to or from a container yard or container freight station in or immediately adjacent to the sea terminal at the Port of Loading or of Discharge in ports of the USA; or
(c) by the Hague Rules Articles 1-8 only inclusive where the provisions of clauses 6.2(a) or (b) do not apply if the loss or damage is known to have occurred during Carriage by sea; or
(d) if the loss or damage is known to have occurred during Carriage inland in the USA, in accordance with the contract of carriage or tariffs of any inland carrier in whose custody the loss or damage occurred or, in the absence of such contract or tariff by the provisions of Clause 6.1, and in either case the law of the State of New York will apply; or
(e) where the provisions of clause 6.2(a), (b), (c) and/or (d) above do not apply, in accordance with the contract of carriage or tariffs of any inland carrier in whose custody the loss or damage occurred or in the absence of such contract or tariff by the provisions of clause 6.1.For the purposes of clause 6.2 references in the Hague Rules to carriage by sea shall be deemed to include references to all waterborne Carriage and the Hague Rules shall be construed accordingly.

6.3 If the Place of Receipt or Place of Delivery is not named on the reverse hereof the Carrier shall be under no liability whatsoever for loss or damage to the Goods howsoever occurring:
(a) if the Place of Receipt is not named on the reverse hereof and such loss or damage arises prior to loading on to the vessel; or
(b) if the Place of Delivery is not named on the reverse hereof, if such loss or damage arises subsequent to discharge from the vessel, save that where US COGSA applies then the provisions stated in said Act shall govern before loading on to and after discharge from any vessel and during Carriage to or from a container yard or container freight station in or immediately adjacent to the sea terminal at the Port of Loading and/or Discharge.

6.4 Amendment of Place of Delivery
In the event that the Merchant requests, and the Carrier agrees to amend the Place of Delivery, such amended Carriage will be undertaken on the basis that the Terms and Conditions of this bill of lading are to apply until the goods are delivered to the Merchant at such amended Place of Delivery.

7. Compensation and Liability Provisions

7.1 Subject always to the Carrier’s right to limit liability as provided for herein, if the Carrier is liable for compensation in respect of loss of or damage to the Goods, such compensation shall be calculated by reference to the invoice value of the Goods plus Freight and insurance if paid. If there is no invoice value of the Goods or if any such invoice is not bona fide, such compensation shall be calculated by reference to the value of such Goods at the place and time they are delivered or should have been delivered to the Merchant. The value of the Goods shall be fixed according to the current market price, by reference to the normal value of goods of the same kind and/or quality.

7.2 Save as is provided in clause 7.3:
(a) Where the Hague Rules apply hereunder by national law by virtue of clause 5.1 or clause 6.2(a) the Carrier’s liability shall in no event exceed the amounts provided in the applicable national law. If the Hague Rules Article 1-8 only apply pursuant to clauses 5.1 or 6(c) the Carrier’s maximum liability shall in no event exceed GBP 100 per Package or unit.
(b) Where Carriage includes Carriage to, from or through a port in the United States of America and US COGSA applies by virtue of clauses 5.1 or 6.2(b) neither the Carrier nor the Vessel shall in any event be or become liable in an amount exceeding US$500 per Package or customary freight unit.
(c) In all other cases compensation shall not exceed the limitation of liability of 2 SDR per kilo as provided in clause 6.1(c).

7.3 The Merchant agrees and acknowledges that the Carrier has no knowledge of the value of the Goods and higher compensation than that provided for in this bill of lading may be claimed only when, with the consent of the Carrier, the value of the Goods declared by the Shipper upon delivery to the Carrier has been stated in the box marked “Declared Value” on the reverse of this bill of lading and extra freight paid. In that case, the amount of the declared value shall be substituted for the limits laid down in this bill of lading. Any partial loss or damage shall be adjusted pro rata on the basis of such declared value.

7.4 Nothing in this bill of lading shall operate to limit or deprive the Carrier of any statutory protection, defence, exception or limitation of liability authorised by any applicable laws, statutes or regulations of any country. The Carrier shall have the benefit of the said laws, statutes or regulations as if it were the owner of any carrying ship or vessel.

8. General

8.1 The Carrier does not undertake that the Goods or any documents relating thereto shall arrive or be available at any point or place at any stage during the Carriage or at the Port of Discharge or the Place of Delivery at any particular time or to meet any particular requirement of any licence, permission, sale contract, or credit of the Merchant or any market or use of the Goods and the Carrier shall under no circumstances whatsoever and howsoever arising be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage caused by delay. If the Carrier should nevertheless be held legally liable for any such direct or indirect or consequential loss or damage caused by such alleged delay, such liability shall in no event exceed the Freight paid for the Carriage.

8.2 Save as is otherwise provided herein, the Carrier shall under no circumstances be liable for direct or indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from any other cause whatsoever or for loss of profits.

8.3 Once the Goods have been received by the Carrier for Carriage the Merchant shall not be entitled neither to impede, delay, suspend or stop or otherwise interfere with the Carrier’s intended manner of performance of the Carriage or the exercise of the liberties conferred by this bill of lading nor to instruct or require delivery of the Goods at other than the Port of Discharge or Place of Delivery named on the reverse hereof or such other Port or Place selected by the Carrier in the exercise of the liberties herein, for any reason whatsoever including but not limited to the exercise of any right of stoppage in transit conferred by the Merchant’s contract of sale or otherwise. The Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier against all claims, liabilities, loss, damages, costs, delay, attorney fees and/or expenses caused to the Carrier, his Subcontractors, servants or agents or to any other cargo or to the owner of such cargo during the Carriage arising or resulting from any stoppage (whether temporary or permanent) in the Carriage of the Goods whether at the request of the Merchant, or in consequence of any breach by the Merchant of this clause, or in consequence of any dispute whatsoever in respect of the Goods (including, but without restriction, disputes as to ownership, title, quality, quantity or description of and/or payment for the Goods) involving any one or more party defined herein as the Merchant as between themselves or with any third party other than the Carrier and the liberties provided for in clauses 19 and 20 shall be available to the Carrier in the event of any such stoppage.

8.4 The Terms and Conditions of this bill of lading shall govern the responsibility of the Carrier in connection with or arising out of the supplying of a Container to the Merchant whether before, during or after the Carriage.

9. Notice of Loss, Time Bar

Unless notice of loss or damage and the general nature of such loss or damage be given in writing to the Carrier or his agents at the Place of Delivery (or Port of Discharge if no Place of Delivery is named on the reverse hereof) before or at the time of removal of the Goods into the custody of the Merchant or if the loss or damage is not apparent within three days thereafter, such removal shall be prima facie evidence of the delivery by the Carrier of the Goods as described in this bill of lading. In any event, the Carrier shall be discharged from all liability whatsoever in respect of the Goods unless suit is brought within one year after their delivery or the date when they should have been delivered.

10. Defences and Limits for the Carrier

The Terms and Conditions of whatever nature provided for in this bill of lading shall apply in any action against the Carrier for any loss or damage whatsoever and howsoever occurring (and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, including delay, late delivery and/or delivery without surrender of this bill of lading) and whether the action be founded in contract, bailment or in tort and even if the loss or damage arose as a result of unseaworthiness, negligence or fundamental breach of contract

11. Shipper-packed Containers

If a Container has not been packed by the Carrier:

11.1 This bill of lading shall be a receipt only for such a Container;

11.2 The Carrier shall not be liable for loss of or damage to the contents and the Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier against any injury, loss, damage, liability or expense whatsoever incurred by the Carrier if such loss of or damage to the contents and/or such injury, loss, damage, liability or expense has been caused by all matters beyond his control including, inter alia, without prejudice to the generality of this exclusion.
(a) the manner in which the Container has been packed; or
(b) the unsuitability of the Goods for carriage in Containers; or
(c) the unsuitability or defective condition of the Container or the incorrect setting of any thermostatic, ventilation, or other special controls thereof, provided that, if the Container has been supplied by the Carrier, this unsuitability or defective condition could have been apparent upon reasonable inspection by the Merchant at or prior to the time the Container was packed.

11.3 The Merchant is responsible for the packing and sealing of all shipper-packed Containers and, if a shipper-packed Container is delivered by the Carrier with its original seal as affixed by the Shipper intact, the Carrier shall not be liable for any shortage of Goods ascertained at delivery.

11.4 The Shipper shall inspect Containers before packing them and the use of Containers shall be prima facie evidence of their being sound and suitable for use.

12. Perishable Cargo

12.1 Goods, including Goods of a perishable nature, shall be carried in ordinary Containers without special protection, services or other measures unless there is noted on the reverse side of this bill of lading that the Goods will be carried in a refrigerated, heated, electrically ventilated or otherwise specifically equipped Container or are to receive special attention in any way. The Merchant undertakes not to tender for Carriage any Goods which require refrigeration, ventilation or any other specialised attention without giving written notice of their nature and the required temperature or other setting of the thermostatic, ventilation or other special controls to the carrier. If the above requirements are not complied with the Carrier shall not be liable for any loss of or damage to the Goods howsoever arising.

12.2 The Merchant should note that refrigerated Containers are not designed
(a) to freeze down cargo which has not been presented for stuffing at or below its designated carrying temperature and the Carrier shall not be responsible for the consequences of cargo being presented at a higher temperature than that required for the Carriage; nor
(b) to monitor and control humidity levels, albeit a setting facility exists, in that humidity is influenced by many external factors and the Carrier does not guarantee the maintenance of any intended level of humidity inside any Container.

12.3 The term “apparent good order and condition” when used in this bill of lading with reference to goods which require refrigeration, ventilation or other specialised attention does not mean that the Goods, when received were verified by the Carrier as being at the carrying temperature, humidity level or other condition designated by the Merchant.

12.4 The Carrier shall not be liable for any loss or damage to the Goods arising from latent defects, derangement, breakdown, defrosting, stoppage of the refrigerating, ventilating or any other specialised machinery, plant, insulation and/or apparatus of the Container, vessel, conveyance and any other facilities, provided that the Carrier shall before and at the beginning of the Carriage exercise due diligence to maintain the Container supplied by the Carrier in an efficient state.

13. Inspection of Goods

The Carrier shall be entitled, but under no obligation, to open and/or scan any Package or Container at any time and to inspect the contents. If it appears at any time that the Goods cannot safely or properly be carried or carried further, either at all or without incurring any additional expense or taking any measures in relation to the Container or the Goods, the Carrier may without notice to the Merchant (but as his agent only) take any measures and/or incur any reasonable additional expense to carry or to continue the Carriage thereof, and/or to sell or dispose of the Goods and/or to abandon the Carriage and/or to store them ashore or afloat, under cover or in the open, at any place, whichever the Carrier in his absolute discretion considers most appropriate, which sale, disposal, abandonment or storage shall be deemed to constitute due delivery under this bill of lading. The Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier against any reasonable additional expense so incurred. The Carrier in exercising the liberties contained in this clause shall not be under any obligation to take any particular measures and shall not be liable for any loss, delay or damage howsoever arising from any action or lack of action under this clause.

14. Description of Goods

14.1 This bill of lading shall be prima facie evidence of the receipt by the Carrier in apparent good order and condition, except as otherwise noted, of the total number of Containers or other packages or units indicated in the box entitled “Carriers Receipt” on the reverse side hereof.

14.2 No representation is made by the Carrier as to the weight, contents, measure, quantity, quality, description, condition, marks, numbers or value of the Goods and the Carrier shall be under no responsibility whatsoever in respect of such description or particulars.

14.3 The Shipper warrants to the Carrier that the particulars relating to the Goods as set out on the reverse hereof have been checked by the Shipper on receipt of this bill of lading and that such particulars, and any other particulars furnished by or on behalf of the Shipper, are adequate and correct. The Shipper also warrants that the Goods are lawful goods, and contain no contraband, drugs, other illegal substances or stowaways, and that the Goods will not cause loss damage or expense to the Carrier, or to any other cargo during the Carriage.

14.4 If any particulars of any Letter of Credit and/or Import License and/or Sales Contract and/or Invoice or Order number and/or details of any contract to which the Carrier is not a party, are shown on the face of this bill of lading, such particulars are included at the sole risk of the Merchant and for his convenience. The Merchant agrees that the inclusion of such particulars shall not be regarded as a declaration of value and in no way increases Carrier’s liability under this bill of lading.

15. Merchant's Responsibility

15.1 All of the Persons coming within the definition of Merchant in clause 1 shall be jointly and severally liable to the Carrier for the due fulfillment of all obligations undertaken by the Merchant in this bill of lading.

15.2 The Merchant shall be liable for and shall indemnify the Carrier against all loss, damage, delay, fines, attorney fees and/or expenses arising from any breach of any of the warranties in clause 14.3 or from any other cause whatsoever in connection with the Goods for which the Carrier is not responsible.

15.3 The Merchant shall comply with all regulations or requirements of customs, port and other authorities, and shall bear and pay all duties, taxes, fines, imposts, expenses or losses (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing Freight for any additional Carriage undertaken), incurred or suffered by reason thereof, or by reason of any illegal, incorrect or insufficient declaration or by reason of any illegal, incorrect or insufficient declaration, marking, numbering or addressing of the Goods, and shall indemnify the Carrier in respect thereof.

15.4 If Containers supplied by or on behalf of the Carrier are unpacked at the Merchant’s premises, the Merchant is responsible for returning the empty Containers, with interiors clean, odour free and in the same condition as received, to the point or place designated by the Carrier, within the time prescribed. Should a Container not be returned in the condition required and/or within the time prescribed in the Tariff, the Merchant shall be liable for any detention, loss or expense incurred as a result thereof.

15.5 Containers released into the care of the Merchant for packing, unpacking or any other purpose whatsoever are at the sole risk of the Merchant until redelivered to the Carrier. The Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier for all loss of and/or damage and/or delay to such Containers. Merchants are deemed to be aware of the dimensions and capacity of any Containers released to them.

16. Freight, Expenses and Fees

16.1 Full Freight shall be payable based on particulars furnished by or on behalf of the Shipper. The Carrier may at any time open the Goods or Container(s) and, if the Shipper’s particulars are incorrect the Merchant and the Goods shall be liable for the correct Freight and any expenses incurred in examining, weighing, measuring, or valuing the Goods.

16.2 Full Freight shall be considered completely earned on receipt of the Goods by the Carrier and shall be paid and non returnable in any event.

16.3 All sums payable to the Carrier are due on demand and shall be paid in full in United States currency or, at the Carrier’s option, in its equivalent in the currency of the Port of Loading or of Discharge or the Place of Receipt or of Delivery or as specified in the Carrier’s Tariff.

16.4 The Merchant’s attention is drawn to the stipulations concerning currency in which the Freight is to be paid, rate of exchange, devaluation, additional insurance premium and other contingencies relative to Freight in the applicable Tariff. In the event of any discrepancy between Freight (incl. charges etc) items in the bill of lading and any Carrier invoices, the latter shall prevail.

16.5 All Freight shall be paid without any set-off, counter-claim, deduction or stay of execution at latest before delivery of the Goods.

16.6 If the Merchant fails to pay the Freight when due he shall be liable also for payment of service fee, interest due on any outstanding and/or overdue sum, reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred in collecting any sums due to the Carrier. Payment of Freight and charges to a freight forwarder, broker or anyone other than the Carrier or its authorised agent, shall not be deemed payment to the Carrier and shall be made at the Merchant’s sole risk.

16.7 Despite the acceptance by the Carrier of instructions to collect Freight, duties, fees, demurrage/detention and costs and expenses from the shipper or consignee or any other Person, then, in the absence of evidence of payment (for whatever reason) by such shipper or consignee or other Person when due, the Merchant shall remain responsible for and for the payment of such Freight, duties, fees, demurrage/detention and costs and expenses on receipt of evidence of demand within the meaning of clause 16.3

16.8 If the Carrier, at its sole discretion, grants credit on any sums payable to the Carrier, the terms and conditions applicable to any credit (Credit Terms) are available from the Carrier or his authorised agents or at http://www.maerskline.com/globalfile/?path=/pdf/credit_terms. The applicable Credit Terms will automatically apply to any granting of credit by the Carrier, unless otherwise agreed by the Carrier.

Lien

17. Lien

The Carrier shall have a lien on the Goods and any documents relating thereto for all sums payable to the Carrier under this contract and for general average contributions to whomsoever due. The Carrier shall also have a lien against the Merchant on the Goods and any document relating thereto for all sums due from him to the Carrier under any other contract. The Carrier may exercise his lien at any time and any place in his sole discretion, whether the contractual Carriage is completed or not. In any event any lien shall extend to cover the cost of recovering any sums due and for that purpose the Carrier shall have the right to sell the Goods by public auction or private treaty, without notice to the Merchant. The Carrier’s lien shall survive delivery of the Goods.

18. Optional Stowage, Deck Cargo and Livestock

18.1 The Goods may be packed by the Carrier in Containers and consolidated with other goods in Containers.

18.2 Goods, whether packed in Containers or not, may be carried on deck or under deck without notice to the Merchant unless on the reverse side hereof it is specifically stipulated that the Containers or Goods will be carried under deck. If carried on deck, the Carrier shall not be required to note, mark or stamp on the bill of lading any statement of such on-deck carriage. Save as provided in clause 18.3, such Goods (except livestock) carried on or under deck and whether or not stated to be carried on deck shall participate in general average and shall be deemed to be within the definition of goods for the purpose of the Hague Rules or US COGSA and shall be carried subject to such Rules or Act, whichever is applicable.

18.3 Goods (not being Goods stowed in Containers other than flats or pallets) which are stated herein to be carried on deck and livestock, whether or not carried on deck, are carried without responsibility on the part of the Carrier for loss or damage of whatsoever nature or delay arising during the Carriage whether caused by unseaworthiness or negligence or any other cause whatsoever and neither the Hague Rules nor US COGSA shall apply.

19. Methods and Routes of Carriage

19.1 The Carrier may at any time and without notice to the Merchant:
(a) use any means of transport or storage whatsoever;
(b) transfer the Goods from one conveyance to another including transshipping or carrying the same on a vessel other than the vessel named on the reverse hereof or by any other means of transport whatsoever and even though transshipment or forwarding of the Goods may not have been contemplated or provided for herein;
(c) unpack and remove the Goods which have been packed into a Container and forward them via Container or otherwise;
(d) sail without pilots, proceed via any route, (whether or not the nearest or most direct or customary or advertised route) at any speed and proceed to, return to and stay at any port or place whatsoever (including the Port of Loading herein provided) once or more often, and in any order in or out of the route or in a contrary direction to or beyond the Port of Discharge once or more often;
(e) load and unload the Goods at any place or port (whether or not any such port is named on the reverse hereof as the Port of Loading or Port of Discharge) and store the Goods at any such port or place;
(f) comply with any orders or recommendations given by any government or authority or any Person or body or purporting to act as or on behalf of such government or authority or having under the terms of the insurance on any conveyance employed by the Carrier the right to give orders or directions.

19.2 The liberties set out in clause 19.1 may be invoked by the Carrier for any purpose whatsoever whether or not connected with the Carriage of the Goods, including but not limited to loading or unloading other goods, bunkering or embarking or disembarking any person(s), undergoing repairs and/or drydocking, towing or being towed, assisting other vessels, making trial trips and adjusting instruments. Anything done or not done in accordance with clause 19.1 or any delay arising therefrom shall be deemed to be within the contractual Carriage and shall not be a deviation.

20. Matters Affecting Performance

If at any time Carriage is or is likely to be affected by any hindrance, risk, danger, delay, difficulty or disadvantage of whatsoever kind and howsoever arising which cannot be avoided by the exercise of reasonable endeavours, (even though the circumstances giving rise to such hindrance, risk, danger, delay, difficulty or disadvantage existed at the time this contract was entered into or the Goods were received for Carriage) the Carrier may at his sole discretion and without notice to the Merchant and whether or not the Carriage is commenced either:

(a) Carry the Goods to the contracted Port of Discharge or Place of Delivery, whichever is applicable, by an alternative route to that indicated in this bill of lading or that which is usual for Goods consigned to that Port of Discharge or Place of Delivery. If the Carrier elects to invoke the terms of this clause 20(a) then, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 19 hereof, he shall be entitled to charge such additional Freight as the Carrier may determine; or
(b) Suspend the Carriage of the Goods and store them ashore or afloat upon the Terms and Conditions of this bill of lading and endeavour to forward them as soon as possible, but the Carrier makes no representations as to the maximum period of suspension. If the Carrier elects to invoke the terms of this clause 20(b) then, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 19 hereof, he shall be entitled to charge such additional Freight and Costs as the Carrier may determine; or
(c) Abandon the Carriage of the Goods and place them at the Merchant’s disposal at any place or port which the Carrier may deem safe and convenient, whereupon the responsibility of the Carrier in respect of such Goods shall cease. The Carrier shall nevertheless be entitled to full Freight on the Goods received for the Carriage, and the Merchant shall pay any additional costs incurred by reason of the abandonment of the Goods. If the Carrier elects to use an alternative route under clause 20(a) or to suspend the Carriage under clause 20(b) this shall not prejudice his right subsequently to abandon the Carriage.

21. Dangerous Goods

21.1 No Goods which are or which may become of a dangerous, noxious, hazardous, flammable, or damaging nature (including radioactive material), or which are or may become liable to damage any Persons or property whatsoever, and whether or not so listed in any official or unofficial, international or national code, convention, listing or table shall be tendered to the Carrier for Carriage without previously giving written notice of their nature, character, name, label and classification (if applicable) to the Carrier and obtaining his consent in writing and without distinctly marking the Goods and the Container or other covering on the outside so as to indicate the nature and character of any such Goods and so as to comply with any applicable laws, regulations or requirements. If any such Goods are delivered to the Carrier without obtaining his consent and/or such marking, or if in the opinion of the Carrier the Goods are or are liable to become of a dangerous, noxious, hazardous, flammable or damaging nature they may at any time or place be unloaded, destroyed, disposed of, abandoned or rendered harmless without compensation to the Merchant and without prejudice to the Carrier’s right to Freight and, the Carrier shall be under no liability to make any general average contribution in respect of such Goods.

21.2 The Merchant warrants that such Goods are packed in a manner adequate to withstand the risks of Carriage having regard to their nature and in compliance with all laws, regulations or requirements which may be applicable during the Carriage.

21.3 The Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier against all claims, liabilities, loss, damage, delay, costs, fines and/or expenses arising in consequence of the Carriage of such Goods, and/or arising from breach of any of the warranties in clause 21.2 including any steps taken by the Carrier pursuant to clause 21.1 whether or not the Merchant was aware of the nature of such Goods.

21.4 Nothing contained in this clause shall deprive the Carrier of any of his rights provided for elsewhere.

22. Notification and Delivery

22.1 Any mentioning in this bill of lading of parties to be notified of the arrival of the Goods is solely for information of the Carrier. Failure to give such notification shall not involve the Carrier in any liability nor relieve the Merchant of any obligation hereunder.

22.2 The Merchant shall take delivery of the Goods within the time provided for in the Carrier’s applicable Tariff. If the Merchant fails to do so, the Carrier may without notice unpack the Goods if packed in containers and/or store the Goods ashore, afloat, in the open or under cover at the sole risk of the Merchant. Such storage shall constitute due delivery hereunder, and thereupon all liability whatsoever of the Carrier in respect of the Goods or that part thereof shall cease and the costs of such storage shall forthwith upon demand be paid by the Merchant to the Carrier.

22.3 If the Goods are unclaimed within a reasonable time or whenever in the Carrier’s opinion the Goods are likely to deteriorate, decay or become worthless, or incur charges whether for storage or otherwise in excess of their value, the Carrier may at his discretion and without prejudice to any other rights which he may have against the Merchant without notice and without any responsibility attaching to him sell, abandon or otherwise dispose of the Goods at the sole risk and expense of the Merchant and apply any proceeds of sale in reduction of the sums due to the Carrier from the Merchant in respect of this bill of lading.

22.4 Refusal by the Merchant to take delivery of the Goods in accordance with the terms of this clause and/or to mitigate any loss or damage thereto shall constitute a waiver by the Merchant to the Carrier of any claim whatsoever relating to the Goods or the Carriage thereof.

22.5 The Carrier may in his absolute discretion receive the Goods as Full Container Load and deliver them as less than Full Container Load and/or as break bulk cargo and/or deliver the Goods to more than one receiver. In such event the Carrier shall not be liable for any shortage, loss, damage or discrepancies of the Goods, which are found upon the unpacking of the Container.

23. Both-to-Blame Collision Clause

23.1 The Both-to-Blame Collision and New Jason clauses published and/or approved by BIMCO and obtainable from the Carrier or his agent upon request are hereby incorporated herein.

General Average and Salvage

24. General Average and Salvage

24.1 General average to be adjusted at any port or place at the Carrier’s option and to be settled according to the York-Antwerp Rules 1994, this covering all Goods carried on or under deck. General average on a vessel not operated by the Carrier shall be adjusted according to the requirements of the operator of that vessel.

24.2 Such security including a cash deposit as the Carrier may deem sufficient to cover the estimated contribution of the Goods and any salvage and special charges thereon, shall, if required, be submitted to the Carrier prior to delivery of the Goods. The Carrier shall be under no obligation to exercise any lien for general average contribution due to the Merchant.

24.3 If a salving ship is owned or operated by the Carrier, salvage shall be paid for as fully as if the said salving ship belonged to strangers.

25. Variation of the Contract

No servant or agent of the Carrier shall have the power to waive or vary any Terms and Conditions of this bill of lading unless such waiver or variation is in writing and is specifically authorised or ratified in writing by the Carrier.

26. Law and Jurisdiction

Whenever clause 6.2(d) and/or whenever US COGSA applies, whether by virtue of Carriage of the Goods to or from the United States of America or otherwise, that stage of the Carriage is to be governed by United States law and the United States Federal Court of the Southern District of New York is to have exclusive jurisdiction to hear all disputes in respect thereof. In all other cases, this bill of lading shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and all disputes arising hereunder shall be determined by the English High Court of Justice in London to the exclusion of the jurisdiction of the courts of another country.

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