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.

Sometimes the charter-party（）that the vessel must only use safe ports within a certain area.

Cargo on deck，plants and live animals are usually received，handled，carried，kept and discharged at（）.

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（）.

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

By the time charter，a Shipowner agrees to place his vessel at the disposal of a Charterer for （）.

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

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.

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

The prima facie rule that the law of the flag governs contracts of carriage by sea（）the paramount rule of the intention of the parties，which may be express，or implied from the circumstances of the sea.