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Admiralty Law. Chapter 8a: Carriage of Goods. §8-1 Commercial Context: Underlying Transactions and Contracts. * Part of a linked system K for carriage of goods K of sale of goods LOC Bank advance/security interest Seller bank finance Draft Inspection K K for cargo CCOG form
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Admiralty Law Chapter 8a: Carriage of Goods
§8-1 Commercial Context: Underlying Transactions and Contracts * Part of a linked system • K for carriage of goods • K of sale of goods • LOC • Bank advance/security interest • Seller bank finance • Draft • Inspection K • K for cargo • CCOG form Int’l transactions
§8-2 Govt Regulation of Ocean Transportation • Pervasive • Reasons • US legislation • Vessels and mariners • Business Practices of Ocean Transport Industry • Promotion of US Merchant Marine • Cabotage Restrictions • Misc. regs and agencies
§8-3 Common Carriage and Private Carriage • Categories of maritime transport • Common carriage • Private carriage • Crossover?
§8-4 Multimodal Carriage of Goods • What is? • Efficiency Container Revolution Statutory Regulation of Carrier Liabilities Uniformity Documents/Contracts
§8-5 Contract of Affreightment • What is? • Terms/actors • Examples • Voyage Contracts for a Whole Ship • Voyage Contracts for Part Cargoes • Time Charter • Consecutive Voyage Charter • Volume Contracts • Through and Multimodal Transport • Subcontracting
§8-6 Freight • Not cargo • Default rule • variation
§8-7 Freight Forwarders, Agents, Brokers, and Non-vessel Operating Common Carriers • Carrier agents • Shipper agents • NVOCC
§8-8 Terminal Operators, Stevedores, Himalaya Clause • Types of Terminals • Workers • Liability of Stevedores, Terminal Operators, Other Cargo Handlers for Cargo Loss or Damage • International Action: UN Convention on Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in Int’l Trade
§8-9 The Carrier • COSGA duty §8-10 Proper Party to Bring Suit for Loss or Damages to Cargo