10.1 As the layout of clause 1 indicates, delivery of the cargo is the final obligation of the shipowner under the charterparty. It brings about the termination of the bailment and therefore, generally speaking, it marks the point of time at which the carrier’s responsibility for safe custody of the goods comes to an end. However, the general rule may be varied by special terms of the contract of affreightment, frequently found in bills of lading, which provide that the carrier’s responsibility shall cease as soon as the goods are discharged from the ship, and before they are delivered to the consignee.1