Voyage Charters
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Chapter 17
Liens
| 8. | Lien clause | 105 |
| Owners shall have a lien on the cargo for freight, dead-freight, | 106 | |
| demurrage and damages for detention. Charterers shall remain | 107 | |
| responsible for dead-freight and demurrage (including damages for | 108 | |
| detention), incurred at port of loading. Charterers shall also remain | 109 | |
| responsible for freight and demurrage (including damages for | 110 | |
| detention) incurred at port of discharge, but only to such extent as the | 111 | |
| Owners have been unable to obtain payment thereof by exercising | 112 | |
| the lien on the cargo. | 113 |
The nature of a lien
17.1 A lien has been defined as:… a defence available to one in possession of a claimant’s goods who is entitled at common law or by contract to retain possession until he is paid whatever he is owed …1