Voyage Charters
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Chapter 35
Deadfreight
| 3. DEADFREIGHT. Should the Charterer fail to supply a full cargo, the Vessel may, at the Master’s option, and shall, upon request of the Charterer, proceed on her voyage, provided that the tanks in which cargo is loaded are sufficiently filled to put her in seaworthy condition. In that event, however, deadfreight shall be paid at the rate specified in Part I hereof on the difference between the intake quantity and the quantity the Vessel would have carried if loaded to her minimum permissible freeboard for the voyage. |
Deadfreight in general
35.1 Deadfreight is the name given to the damages to which the owner is entitled if the charterer fails to load the full amount of cargo required under the terms of the charter.1 In many charters no provision is made for the calculation or payment of deadfreight, in which case the ordinary rules of damages will apply.2