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―4. Any of the following causes are excepted, regardless of where they occur: strikes or lockouts at Shippers' or Suppliers' mines or factory, on railways, trucks or barges, or at the ports of loading or discharging; war or effects of war; revolution; civil commotion; breakdown or on stoppage or shortage of railways, trucks or barges; interruptions, stoppage or breakdowns at the factor of the Shippers' or the Suppliers' or the Suppliers' now or hereafter under contract; stoppage or destruction of goods in transit; epidemic; fire; frost, cyclones, storms, floods, earthquakes, unavoidable accidents to machinery or equipment, or other unavoidable hindrances or delay in mining, manufacturing, transporting, loading, discharging or receiving the material or goods; restraints of established authorities; any delay caused by the Vessel, Master or crew; and any other causes whatsoever or howsoever arising happening without the fault of the Charterers preventing or delaying the mining or manufacturing, supplying, transporting, loading or discharging or receiving of the cargo. Charterers shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from any such excepted causes and time lost by reason thereof shall not count as used laytime or time on demurrage, unless vessel already on demurrage.‖ (Emphasis Supplied)