Contracts whereby the possession and control of a ship vest（）the Charterer are becoming more common today especially in the oil tanker trade.

（）the Charterer seeks to say that the contract has been frustrated or that there has been an anticipatory breach which entitles him to rescind，then he has such rights as are given him at common law.

The question of the duration of the transit（）primarily one of the intention of the parties.

The Consignee will take it for（）that the shortage is true.

（）the Charterer is also the shipper，the bill of lading is usually only a receipt for the goods and a document of title.

A breach of the（）undertaking of seaworthiness at the port of loading entitles the Charterer to refuse to load.

If the buyer charters a ship and sends for the goods，the transit（）by shipment of the goods，although the seller does not know where the goods are being taken.

A sum of money paid by the Shipowner to Charterer for completing loading or discharging a cargo in less time than that stipulated in Charter Party as laydays．It is（）.

Apart from special contract or statute every Shipowner is（）a liability akin to that of a common carrier，irrespective of whether the goods were shipped by a Charterer or on a general ship.

Because most，if not all，of the evidence（）the carrier，the burden of proof soon shifts to the carrier，once the claimant has made initial proof of improper care.