5. Substitution of Vessel, Transshipment and Forwarding

Whether expressly arranged beforehand or otherwise, the Carrier shall be at liberty to carry the goods to their port of destination by the said or other vessel or vessels either belonging to the Carrier or others or by other means of transport, proceeding either directly or indirectly to such port and to carry the goods or part of them beyond their port of destination and to transship, land and store the goods either on shore or afloat and reship and forward the same at Carrier’s expense but at Merchant’s risk. When the ultimate destination at which the Carrier may have engaged to deliver the goods is other than the vessel’s port of discharge, the Carrier acts as Forwarding Agent only.
The responsibility of the Carrier shall be limited to the part of the transport performed by him on vessels under his management and no claim will be acknowledged by the Carrier for damage or loss arising during any other part of the transport even though the freight for the whole transport has been collected by him.