Lien on cargo
Lien on cargo is another area where the shipowners normally seek the assistance of the lawyers of Genoa Chambers. But also cargo interest have frequently the need to be assisted against improper attempts of shipowners to refuse delivery of their cargo. Insolvency of the time charterer can be a frequent background of such unpleasant and difficult situations. Shipowners who intend to lien the cargo in order to obtain security for their claim for freight or demurrage are immediately warned that under Italian law a lien can only be exercised with the permission of the local Court.
