
Booking Terms and Conditions
The Booking Confirmation is issued at the request and for the convenience of the Merchant, which together with the Carrier's Bill of Lading, Sea Waybill and/or any other service contract / tariff (where applicable and if any) shall form an integral part of the contract of carriage between the Carrier and the Merchant. Any terms written in capital letters in this Booking Terms and Conditions shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Carrier's Bill of Lading.
The Merchant undertakes not to tender for transportation any Goods which are of a dangerous, explosive, corrosive, noxious, inflammable, radioactive, or damaging nature whatsoever without issuance of a "Dangerous Goods Note" containing complete and accurate details of the Goods (comply with IMDG Code and IMO number), with any special precautions to be taken and method of rendering Goods innocuous. The Carrier reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to refuse to transport dangerous goods tendered for shipment at any time.
The Merchant warrants and represents to the Carrier that the particulars and description of the Goods furnished by or on behalf of the Merchant are accurate, complete and correct, including, but not limited to, the details concerning Hazardous Goods/IMDG Cargo, refrigerated cargo (reefer), out-of-gauge shipment, weight declaration, and especially, the Goods named Lithium Battery / Power Bank / Power Pack and/or similar description of the Goods which might jeopardize common safety of navigation and stowage. The Merchant shall fully indemnify and hold harmless the Carrier against any and all losses, damages, expenses, fees, penalties or liabilities arising or resulting from any inaccuracies, omissions or deficiencies in the particulars provided by or on behalf of the Merchant.
Any incorrect declaration by the Merchant will be subject to an amendment fee (Cargo Misdescription Fee) set out in the table below, in addition to all costs, expenses and/or fines whatsoever the Carrier may have sustained.
Voluntary request by the Merchant (each time) to amend the description of Goods before the arrival at the Final Destination because of concealing, omitting or misstating any particulars in description of the Goods.
USD5,500/Unit USD10,500/Unit USD25,000/Unit
Any concealment, omission, or misdeclaration of any particulars in the description of goods discovered, other than the conditions mentioned in nature 1 above.
USD11,000/Unit USD21,000/Unit USD50,000/Unit
The Carrier does not make any guarantee as to the accuracy or correctness of any information contained in the tentative schedule set forth in this notice. The Carrier reserves the right to amend or revise the schedule from time to time without any prior notice subject to equipment availability.
The Merchant shall ensure that the actual gross weight of the cargo does not exceed the payload capacity of the container.
In accordance with the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, it is shipper's responsibility to verify the weight of packed containers, regardless of who packed the container. All Verified Gross Mass (VGM) declarations must be submitted to the Carrier prior to the VGM cut-off date and time, failing which containers may not be loaded on the scheduled Vessel. All costs, and consequences arising from any delay in submitting VGM declarations, non-submission of VGM declarations and/or for any non-compliance with VGM statutory requirements shall be for the Merchant's account.
Before stuffing the container and arranging its delivery to the Carrier for transport, it is the obligation of the Merchant to check that the container is dry, clean, odour free, intact, and suitable for the intended cargo carriage.
The Merchant warrants that it, its director and (direct or indirect) owners are not in any way connected to, part of, involved in or related to or under the control of any parties/persons designated/blocked by the EU, the UN, the UK or the US regimes. The Merchant also warrants that the shipment consigned to the Carrier (including the relevant BL parties and beneficiary owners, commodities, cargo destination, SOC owners) is fully compliant with applicable sanction laws and/or other requirements and orders with regard to embargo regulations and sanctions. The Carrier may, at its sole discretion, request the Merchant to provide relevant compliance documents and records on the Carrier's first demand. Shall there be any evidence indicating that further performance of the contract would expose the Carrier to any sanction risk, the Carrier will be entitled to immediately suspend or terminate the contract of carriage, or to take whatever remedial measures the Carrier deems necessary to comply with the provisions of law without penalty, and recover all losses, fines, penalties, damages and expenses whatsoever experienced by the Carrier from the Merchant.


