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The Supreme Court ruled that while a charter party is a contract to let all or part of a ship for a specified time or voyage, the carrier in this case remained a common carrier rather than becoming a private carrier. As a common carrier, it is presumed liable for any loss or damage to cargo unless it can prove otherwise. Specifically, the vessel M/V "Sun Plum" was time chartered by Planters Products but the ship owner retained control over the captain and crew. As Planters did not have control over the mean

Author
Alyssa Alee Angeles Jacinto
Language
EN