AWARD ON THE DISPUTE OVER FREIGHT AND OTHER CHARGES FOR M.V. “JINCHUANMEN”

[2020] 2 CMCLR 44 (CMAC)

CHINA MARITIME ARBITRATION COMMISSION(SHANGHAI)

Voyage Charter – Delay/Shortage – Claimant issued a Letter of Indemnity – Whether the lay days changed – Whether the owner had lien on the Goods – Validity of the letter of indemnity – Whether the claimant had right to request to return the overcharged freight and the storage fee due to Delay – Provisions of Maritime Code of the People's Republic of China (the Maritime Code).