Off-Hire in Merchant Shipping: Law and Practice

Xiankai Zhan and Pengfei Zhang

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CHAPTER 5 Charterers' responsibilities

5.1 No off-hire due to charterers' breach

It is trite law that no one is allowed to take advantage of his own wrong. Accordingly, the charterers are not entitled to rely on an off-hire clause where the loss of time in question has been brought about by their own breach of charter, including a breach of their implied obligations, such as not to load dangerous cargo.

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