Kyokuyo Co Ltd and A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S trading as "Maersk Line" [2017]

Commercial Court
Written By Louise Glover

Kyokuyo Co Ltd and A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S trading as "Maersk Line" [2017] EWHC 654 (Comm) -29 March 2017 (Baker J)

“The Court stated that the Hague-Visby Rules apply not only to contracts of carriage covered by bills of lading but also when waybills are issued instead. The Court also held that Article IV.5(c) of the Hague-Visby Rules does not require enumeration…

“The Court stated that the Hague-Visby Rules apply not only to contracts of carriage covered by bills of lading but also when waybills are issued instead. The Court also held that Article IV.5(c) of the Hague-Visby Rules does not require enumeration of the cargo inside a container, pallet or similar article of transport "as packed", being sufficient that the number of units or packages is exactly stated in the bill. Here the cargo consisted of unpackaged tuna loins identified as "units" for the purposes of the Rules.”

Antonino Cordopatri
E. G. Arghyrakis & Co.
29th March 2017

Louise Glover
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