Law of carriage of goods by sea
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The law of carriage of goods by sea is a body of law that governs the rights and duties of shippers, carriers and consignees of marine cargo.[1]
Primarily concerned with cargo claims, this body of law combines the international commercial law, the law of the sea and admiralty laws.
The typical obligations of a carrier by sea to a shipper of cargo are:
- to provide a seaworthy ship
- to issue a bill of lading
- to "properly and carefully load, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, and discharge the goods carried".[2]
- to proceed with "reasonable despatch"[3]
- to follow the agreed route (and not to deviate from it).[4][5]