Consignees liable for demurrage charges if goods held at Port Trust pending Customs clearance; steamer agents not responsible.

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....Demurrage charges - once consignment is handed over to the Port Trust by the steamer agents, duly endorsing the bill of lading or issuing the delivery order but the goods detained at Port Trust for want of clearance from Customs authorities, the demurrage has to be collected by the Port Trust only from the consignee and not from the steamer agents. - HC....