Maritime Act Article 47
The shipper referred to in the preceding Article is liable only for the freight accrued within the period of the ship is capable of being used, provided, where there is a suspension of service caused by an incident of navigation, the shipper shall nevertheless continuously liable for the freight.In the event where the said suspension of service referred to in the preceding paragraph is caused by an act of the carrier or his agent, or as a result of the condition of the ship, the shipper is then not liable for the freight and may claim for the damages, if any.Where the ship is missing, the shipper shall pay for the whole freight up to the date of the last information of the ship being received; and pay for half of the freight counting from the date of the last information received to the day of the particular voyage would have been normally completed.
中文原文 海商法第47條
前條託運人，僅就船舶可使用之期間，負擔運費。
但因航行事變所生之停止，仍應繼續負擔運費。
前項船舶之停止，係因運送人或其代理人之行為或因船舶之狀態所致者，託運人不負擔運費，如有損害，並得請求賠償。
船舶行蹤不明時，託運人以得最後消息之日為止，負擔運費之全部，並自最後消息後，以迄於該次航行通常所需之期間應完成之日，負擔運費之半數。
但因航行事變所生之停止，仍應繼續負擔運費。
前項船舶之停止，係因運送人或其代理人之行為或因船舶之狀態所致者，託運人不負擔運費，如有損害，並得請求賠償。
船舶行蹤不明時，託運人以得最後消息之日為止，負擔運費之全部，並自最後消息後，以迄於該次航行通常所需之期間應完成之日，負擔運費之半數。