Booking Terms of Agreement
Interasia Lines Singapore Pte. Ltd., its affiliates and/or servants/officers/agents and/or the vessel owner/provider/operator, are hereby referred as "us" , and the booker as "you', throughout this Booking Terms of Agreement (herein after referred as this Terms of Agreement).
Upon completing booking via Interasia's website, you confirm and guarantee to jointly and severally take full responsibilities or obligations which should be borne or assumed by “Merchant” defined by the terms and conditions of our Bill of Lading. For the avoidance of doubt, you hereby further confirm and agree as follows:
1. To be fully liable for the payment of all freight, charges, or costs as defined by contract, tariff, law or otherwise in respect of cargo covered by this Terms of Agreement, including but without limitation to amounts for ocean freight, loading/unloading fees, storage fees, salvage, general average, auction/destruction/disposal fees, return freight/charges, attorney fees, demurrage/detention/container usages charges tariffed and published by the Carrier and/or sub-contractors and/or local Authorities that arising from unclaimed, refusal, overdue cargo pick-up, Goods which are auctioned, destroyed, or returned by the Carrier and/or any Authorities or Courts, trade disputes, violations of laws and regulations, or any reasons whatsoever which should not be attributed to us- no matter whether paid or advanced by us.
2. To undertake and guarantee any and all information provided by you concerning the contract of carriage are complete and accurate and from time to time to comply with any applicable legislations or regulations for the Shipment, including but not limited to international or national sanctions, SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) Regulations and/or any local laws or regulations to provide the Carrier with the Verified Gross Mass (“VGM”), IMDG code for dangerous cargoes and etc.. You further confirm to be jointly liable for which performed by the third party which is named by you as Shipper.
3. To confirm your responsibilities or obligations mentioned in this Terms of Agreement will not be changed, lessened or waived in the event that a third party is named by you as Shipper under the contract of carriage and is agreed by us. You agree to jointly and severally be liable as aforesaid and shall take continuing contractual responsibilities and obligation (notwithstanding the naming of the third party as Shipper) and/or contractual obligation collateral to the contract of carriage.
4. Not to contest the enforceability and/or validity of any terms and conditions contained or incorporated in the bill of lading issued, or deemed to be issued, by us to you.
5. This Terms of Agreement should be deemed as prerequisite, irrevocable and forms part of the contract of carriage, which is applicable for any and all bookings made by you.
6. This Terms of Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore and any dispute arising out of this Terms of Agreement shall be submitted to jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore. Notwithstanding anything else contained above, this Law and Jurisdiction Clause is solely for our benefit and we reserve the right to bring any action before any competent jurisdiction at our sole and absolute discretion.
The English version of this Terms of Agreement is the original. If there’s any dispute about this Terms of Agreement, or any mismatch between this Terms of Agreement in English and in another language, this Terms of Agreement as they appear in English will apply, unless local law requires otherwise.