Hamburg Rules, Carriage of Goods by Sea

Syllabus of the Subject - United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules)

Introduction to the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules);
Main characteristics of the Hamburg Rules;
Responsibilities of the carrier and the shipper;
Loads on covers;
Transportation document (Bill of Lading);
Claims and actions. Losses and damages;
Background of the Hamburg Rules: The Hague Rules.

United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules):

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United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules).

The United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules) defines a legal framework for contracts for the international maritime transport of goods between two or more countries.

Under the Hamburg Rules, the obligations and rights of the logistics agents are clearly specified: consignees, porters and stevedores.

The United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (the Hamburg Rules) came into force in 1992.

The document used is the Bill of Lading (it can be presented electronically).

Carrier's liability: from the moment that he receive the goods (under his custody) in the cargo port, during the transport phase to the port of discharge.

Organism: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

Member countries of the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules): Albania, Austria, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Germany, Guinea, Holy See, Hungary, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Slovakia, Syria, Tanzania, Romania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sweden, Tunisia, Uganda, United States of America, Venezuela, Zambia.

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