Commercial Maritime Law
Art. 177Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
1. The freight shall not be payable if the goods are lost, unless it is agreed that
the freight is payable in any event.
2. The freight shall be payable if the loss is due to a fault attributable to the
charterer or his servants, the nature of the goods, or any defect therein; if
Commercial Maritime Law
the master has to sell such goods during the voyage because of a defect
therein or damage thereto; or if the master orders the destruction of the
goods for being harmful or hazardous or dangerous to transport, without the
lessor’s knowledge of the same at the time of loading.
3. The freight shall be payable if animals perish during the voyage due to a fault
not attributable to the lessor or his servants.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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