Following the investigation into the loss of a 10 year old bulk carrier (the most likely cause being liquefaction of cargo) The IMO subcommittee on the Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) have issued a circular warning of the dangers of carrying Bauxite.
The new Saudi COGSA rules now state time bar is 365 days, as such if no claim is presented within the one year it will be time barred, the old rules of the 3 years to prosecute etc is no longer applicable.
