Terms and Conditions

1. The carrier, which includes Its servants and agents shall transport, forward, clear, handle, store the goods on behalf of the customer and in return for which the customer, shall pay to the carrier remuneration in accordance with the carriers standard tariff including any disbursements of whatsoever nature which the carrier in its discretion deem necessary for the carriage of the goods, and which remuneration shall by the customer to the carrier on demand.
   
   
2. The carrier shall be entitled to exercise a lien over any and all goods carried on behalf of the customer until the customer makes payment in full to the carrier of any and all monies due by the customer to the carrier to from whatsoever cause. Further, and in circumstances where the customer fails to effect payment of any amount to the carrier, the customer hereby irrevocably and in rem saum authorizes the carrier to dispose of the goods by private treaty without notice to the customer, and the payment or tender to the customer of the net proceeds of any disposition after deduction of any and all monies due to the carrier by the customer from whatsoever cause shall be in settlement 0f any and all claims by the customer.
   
   
3. The goods shall be carried at the sole risk of the customer who warrants that it is entitled to deal with the goods for the purpose of the carriage thereof. The customer indemnifies the carrier against any and all claims and liability of whatsoever nature arising from the handling and carriage of the goods by the carrier, including consequential loss or damage, whether such liability, loss or damage arises from breech of contract, negligence or gross negligence on the part of the carrier.
   
   
4. Perishable goods which are not taken up immediately upon arrival of at their destination or which are insufficiently marked or otherwise not identifiable, may be disposed of without notice to the customer, and payment or tender to the customer of the net proceeds of any disposition, after deduction of all charges incurred by the carrier shall be equivalent to delivery.
   
   
5. Without derogating in any way from the indemnity as set out here in, the carrier shall, once registered to do so in writing by the customer, effect insurance on any goods to be handled and/or carried, such insurance to be for insurable risks only, subject to the usual conditions and exceptions of the insurer or underwriter accepting the risk. To this end the carrier merely acts as an agent for the insurer, and the customer shall have no right resource whatsoever against the carrier in the event that the insurer disputes liability for any reason.
   
   
6. This is the only and entire agreement between the carrier and the customer, no variation hereof will be of any force or effect unless accepted by the carrier in writing. No results by the carrier will prejudice its rights in terms thereof. This agreement is governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, the courts of which country shall have the jurisdiction to deal with any matter arising herefrom.