항해용선계약상 운임감면에 관한 연구

A Study on the Exemption and Deduction of Freight in Voyage Charter

Freight is the consideration payable to the shipowner for the carriage and arrival of goods in a merchantable condition. Under a voyage charter, the shipowner must provide the goods at the agreed discharge port and must complete the delivery of the goods in order to claim the freight In cases of non-delivery or loss of goods not due to the fault of the carrier, two disputes can arise: Does the charterer have to pay all the freight? or is he entitled to a deduction of the freight? In the voyage charter, most legal problems have been solved by stipulations on the charter party. However most charter parties do not have any specific wording on the exemption or deduction of the freight As a result, disputes on the interpretation over this issue happens frequently. the purpose of this study is to examine the exemption and deduction of freight in the voyage charter， based on a comparative study of common law in U.K and Korean Commercial Law.