Force Majeure
Without prejudice to any rights or privileges of
the carrier under covering bills of lading or under applicable provisions of
law, in the event of war; hostilities; warlike operations; embargoes;
blockades; congestion of ports, and multi-modal trade routes; equipment and
ship space shortages; strikes or labor disturbances; regulations of any
governmental authority pertaining thereto, or any other official interference
with commercial intercourse arising from the above conditions and affecting the
carrier's operations; the carrier reserves the right to cancel any outstanding
booking or contract of carriage, or to increase the rates if in conformity with
the provisions of the Shipping Act of 1984, and the Ocean Shipping Reform Act
of 1998, as revised.
(Effective: 08/01/2003)