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WHAT
SEA ACT?
CARRIAGE
OF
GOODS
BY
COGSA?
If common carrier:
If private carrier:
with
IN
COGSA
PRIMARILY APPLY?
APPLICATION
COGSA
DOES
HAVE
IN
CARRIAGE
OF
SECTION 3 (6)?
3-DAY
Code of commerce: Article 366If apparent protest at the time of the delivery
If not apparent protest within 24 hours after
receipt
WARSAW: Article 26:
In case of damage of baggage protest within 3 days
from receipt
In case of damage of goods protest within 7 days
from receipt
In case of delay protest within 14 days from receipt.
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SHALL A
SHIPPED
After the goods are loaded the bill of lading to be issued by the
carrier, master, or agent of the carrier to the shipper shall, if the
shipper so demands, be a "shipped" bill of lading Provided, That if the
shipper shall have previously taken up any document of title to such
goods, he shall surrender the same as against the issue of the
"shipped" bill of lading, but at the option of the carrier such document
of title may be noted at the port of shipment by the carrier, master, or
agent with name or name the names of the ship or ships upon which
the goods have been shipped and the date or dates of shipment, and
when so noted the same shall for the purpose of this section be
deemed to constitute a "shipped" bill of lading (No. 7, Section 3).
DOES THE COGSA AFFECT THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
CARRIER UNDER SPECIFIC LAW?
The provisions of this Act shall not affect the rights and
obligations of the carrier under the provisions of the Shipping Act,
1916, or under the provisions of section 4281 to 4289, inclusive, of the
Revised Statutes of the United States, or of any amendments thereto;
or under the provisions of any other enactment for the time being in
force relating to the limitation of the liability of the owners of seagoing
vessels (Section 8).
MAY
THE
SHIPPERS?
COMMON
CARRIER
DISCRIMINATE
BETWEEN
COMPETITING
COGSA
NOT APPLY?
This Act shall apply to all contracts for carriage of goods by sea
to or from ports of the United States in foreign trade. As used in this
Act the term "United States" includes its districts, territories, and
possessions: Provided, however, That the Philippine legislature may by
law exclude its application to transportation to or from ports of the
Philippine Islands. The term "foreign trade" means the transportation of
goods between the ports of the United States and ports of foreign
countries. Nothing in this Act shall be held to apply to contracts for
carriage of goods by sea between any port of the United States or its
possessions, and any other port of the United States or its possession:
Provided, however, That any bill of lading or similar document of title
which is evidence of a contract for the carriage of goods by sea
between such ports, containing an express statement that it shall be
subject to the provisions of this Act, shall be subjected hereto as fully
as if subject hereto as fully as if subject hereto by the express
COGSA
BE SUSPENDED?
AND IMMUNITIES:
WHEN:
1. Neither the carrier nor the ship shall be liable for loss or damage
arising or resulting from unseaworthiness unless caused by want
of due diligence on the part of the carrier to make the ship
seaworthy, and to secure that the ship is properly manned,
equipped, and supplied, and to make to the holds, refrigerating
and cool chambers, and all other parts of the ship in which goods
are carried fit and safe for their reception, carriage, and
preservation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1)
of section 3. Whenever loss or damage has resulted from
unseaworthiness, the burden of proving the exercise of due
diligence shall be on the carrier or other persons claiming
exemption under the section.
2. Neither the carrier nor the ship shall be responsible for loss or
damage arising or resulting from
1. Act, neglect, or default of the master, mariner, pilot, or the
servants of the carrier in the navigation or in the
management of the ship;
2. Fire, unless caused by the actual fault or privity of the
carrier;
3. Perils, dangers, and accidents of the sea or other navigable
waters;
4. Act of God;
5. Act of war,
6. Act of public enemies;
7. Arrest or restraint of princes, rulers, or people, or seizure
under legal process;
8. Quarantine restrictions;
9. Act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his
agent or representative;
10.Strikes or lockouts or stoppage or restraint of labor from
whatever cause, whether partial or general; Provided, That
nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve a
carrier from responsibility for the carrier's own acts;
11.Riots and civil commotions;
12.Saving or attempting to save life or property at sea;
13.Wastage in bulk or weight or any other loss or damage
arising from inherent defect, quality, or vice of the goods;
14.Insufficiency of packing;
15.Insufficiency of inadequacy of marks;
16.Latent defects not discoverable by due diligence; and
17.Any other cause arising without the actual fault and privity
of the carrier and without the fault or neglect of the agents
INCREASE OF
THE
CARRIER
CANNOT
UNILATERALLY
DIMINISH
HIS
RESPONSIBILITIES NOR INCREASE HIS RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES, MAY THE
THE
CARRIER
AND
THE
SHIPPER
STIPULATE
ON
THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CARRIER PRIOR TO THE LOADING OF THE CARGO
AND SUBSEQUENT TO THE DISCHARGE THEREOF FROM THE SHIP?
IS BARRATRY?
IS A LOOKOUT?
IS TRANSSHIPMENT?
In maritime law, transshipment is defined as the act of
taking cargo out of one ship and loading it in another, or the
transfer of goods from one vessel stipulated in the contract of
affreightment to another vessel before the place of destination
named in the contract has been reached,, or the transfer for
further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another.