safe port clause

safe-port clause. Maritime law. A provision in a voyage or time charterparty obligating the charterer to choose a port where the ship will be safe from damage. • The ship’s master can refuse to enter the port without breaching the charter. But if the master reasonably enters the port and the ship is damaged, the charterer is liable. Cf. SAFE-BERTH CLAUSE. [Cases: Shipping 39, 55. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 74, 85, 88, 91, 141–144.]

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资深译员Ting，亚洲顶尖法学院国际贸易专业，擅长翻译各类与国际贸易委员会调查程序相关的法律文件。