Maritime Risk International
Owner and carrier liability increasing
The Convention legislates both for the international maritime carriage of goods and for the international multimodal carriage of goods where there is a maritime leg covered in the contract.
The Rules relating to receipt and delivery,
loading and discharge have been extended
beyond sea carriage. Unless a competing
convention applies, they would cover
services relating to road, rail and inland water
carriage. The new convention may,
therefore, be described as a ‘maritime plus’
instrument, as exemplified by references to
‘transport document’ rather than bills of
lading and sea waybills.