Claims arising out of contract of carriage-cargo claims against the carrier for damage/shortage, carrier claims against the cargo owners for freight, damage of his cargo to other cargoes or the vessel
One year from the date of delivering the cargo
Commercial Law
Nature of ClaimTime Bar
Claims arising outside the contract of carriage- demurrage, detention, storage, terminal costs
10 years from the date of obligation
Civil Law
Nature of ClaimTime Bar
Tortious Claims
3 years
Fraud
5 years from the date of the crime
Latent damage claims - negligence excluding personal injury
3 years from the date of determining who is responsible or from the date of injury
Our Americas Members often deal with contracts of carriage subject to the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (“COGSA”) and the Harter Act, this article addresses some frequently asked questions.
In this, the third and final episode addressing BWM, the topic of Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement of the Ballast Water Management Convention is examined with Dr Guillaume Drillet from SGS.
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