(a) The Carrier shall be entitled to sub-contract the whole or any part of the duties undertaken by the Carrier in this Bill of Lading in relation to the Goods on any terms whatsoever consistent with any applicable law.

(b) Merchant undertakes that no claim or allegation shall be made against any person performing or undertaking such duties (including all servants, agents and sub-contractors of the Carrier) other than the Carrier, which imposes or attempts to impose upon any such person, or any vessel owned by any such person, any liability whatsoever in connection with the Goods or the carriage of the Goods from port of loading to port of discharge whether or not arising out of negligence on the part of such person and, if any such claim or allegation should nevertheless be made, the Merchant will indemnify the Carrier against all consequences thereof.

(c) Without prejudice to the Merchant's indemnity obligations herein, the Vessel and every  subcontractor of the Carrier of any nature whatsoever (including but not limited to the Participating Carrier, the Vessel, the owner, charterer, operator, Master, officer and crew of the Vessel, and employees, agents, representatives, and all stevedores, terminal operators, watchmen, carpenters, lasher, ship cleaners, surveyors and other independent contractors) shall have the benefit of every right, defence, limitation and liberty of whatsoever nature herein contained or otherwise available to the Carrier as if such provisions were expressly for its benefit, and in entering into this contract, the Carrier, does so not only on its own behalf but also as agent and trustee for such persons or Vessel. The term "subcontractor" as used herein shall include both direct and indirect subcontractors hired by the Carrier to perform the Carrier's own obligations under the Bill of Lading, or the obligations of any person for whom the Carrier acts as agent. An indirect subcontractor is a person with whom the Carrier is not in contractual privity. For the purpose of this Clause 25, the Vessel and all  subcontractors shall be deemed to be parties to the contract evidenced by this Bill of Lading.

(d) The provisions of Clause 25(b) shall extend to claims or allegations of whatsoever nature against other persons chartering space on the carrying Vessel.

(e) The Merchant further undertakes that no claim or allegation in respect of the Goods shall be made against the Carrier by any person other than in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Bill of Lading which imposes or attempts to impose upon the Carrier any liability whatsoever in connection with the Goods whether or not arising out of negligence on the part of the Carrier and, if any such claim or allegation should nevertheless be made, to indemnify the Carrier against all consequences thereof.