Article 31 Liability for charges
(1)
Charges payable to the Company on or in respect of–
(a)
a vessel, shall be payable by the owner or the master thereof;
(b)
goods, shall be payable by the owner, consignee or shipper thereof.
(2)
Where a charge payable to the Company may be recovered from more than one person the persons from whom it is recoverable shall be jointly and severally liable.