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'''Summary'''

In the context of a claim by Owners against Charterers for indemnity under the Inter-Club Agreement in respect of cargo damage arising from delay at the discharge port, the Court held that the word “act” in clause 8(d) of the Inter-Club Agreement bore the ordinary and natural meaning of “act” and did not require that there should be fault. The Charterers’ action in ordering the vessel to wait off the discharge port for 4 months was an “act” for the purposes of that clause and therefore the Charterers should bear 100% of the cargo claim in accordance with the Inter-Club Agreement.