Charterparties and Claused Bills: When can a Master reject cargo?
Sea Success Maritime Inc. v African Maritime Carriers Limited
Carriers often find themselves pressured to sign clean bills of lading in circumstances where they may prefer to sign claused bills. In Sea Success Maritime Inc. v African Maritime Carriers Limited, the English Commercial Court has considered whether a charter gave the carrier the right to reject entirely a cargo which would have required the bill to be claused.
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