Aw a r d 1 1 8 5 – C h a r t e r – P a r t y SYNACOMEX – Wheat in bulk – Caked cargo found during discharging – Cargo damaged before loading – Charterers liability (yes). In this case, where the shipowner was the claimant, the arbitrators considered that the conclusions of survey reports constituted sufficient evidence to lead them to find that cargo damage discovered during discharge occurred prior to loading operations and that, according to the Charter-Party, the ship owner should not be held responsible. Charterers were found liable to indemnify shipowner’s financial losses and expenses, including loss of time during the ship’s arrest.
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