Cap. 13 Art. 282Where freighter does not ship any portion of cargo.

If the freighter has not shipped any portion of the cargo within the period fixed in the contract or determined by law, the person letting the vessel may, at his option, either -

(a) claim the indemnity fixed in the contract, or, failing any covenant thereanent, an indemnity to be assessed by experts; or

(b) rescind the contract, and claim from the freighter half the freight; or

(c) on the lapse of two days from the date of service of a protest, undertake the voyage without a cargo, and, on the completion of the voyage, claim from the freighter the freight in full, besides the amount of demurrage, if any, and the expenses incurred for the protest and for any other act which it was necessary for him to make.