Assessment for Shipping Business & International Trade
Assessment 3
Buyer: The Theatre of Wine, in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
Shipowners/Shippers: Carry Carefully, South Africa
The copy of B/L is attached.
A.
1. for the carriage of a consignment of wine from South Africa (which has incorporated the Hague-Visby Rules, under its own Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1986) to London (the UK).
2. The wine was shipped and the master issued a clean straight bill for the goods, which contained a "no liability for loss or damage caused by negligent preparation of the vessel" clause.
3. The straight bill had to be presented for collection of the goods.
4. When the wine was discharged, The Theatre of Wine discovered that it had become contaminated by the ingress of rain and seawater due to the holds in which it was stowed not being shut properly during the voyage.
5. we didn`t know many important factors as the following: 5.1. the cargo was stowed on deck or inside the holds of the vessels;
5.2. there are no informations about the period of transportation, the year, when this transportation has taking place, delivery terms;
5.3. there are no informations about the vessel type, the loading rate, the discharging rate, the freight rate, the payment of freight the demurrage rate etc;
5.4. how the wine is packed (in bottles, barrels etc.)
5.5. how was made the stowage and the lashing of the cargo;
5.6. how was agreed the issuing of the documents, not only the bill of lading, but also te mastes receipt, the cargo manifest, the draft survey certificate;
5.7. how, under every contract of carriage of goods by sea, the carrier, in relation to the loading, handling, stowage, carriage, custody, care and discharge of such goods, shall be subject to the responsibilities and liabilities and entitled to the rights and immunities;
5.8. the nature and value of such goods have been NOT declared by the shipper before shipment and have been NOT inserted in the bill of lading (so neither the carrier nor
Buyer: The Theatre of Wine, in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
Shipowners/Shippers: Carry Carefully, South Africa
The copy of B/L is attached.
A.
1. for the carriage of a consignment of wine from South Africa (which has incorporated the Hague-Visby Rules, under its own Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1986) to London (the UK).
2. The wine was shipped and the master issued a clean straight bill for the goods, which contained a "no liability for loss or damage caused by negligent preparation of the vessel" clause.
3. The straight bill had to be presented for collection of the goods.
4. When the wine was discharged, The Theatre of Wine discovered that it had become contaminated by the ingress of rain and seawater due to the holds in which it was stowed not being shut properly during the voyage.
5. we didn`t know many important factors as the following: 5.1. the cargo was stowed on deck or inside the holds of the vessels;
5.2. there are no informations about the period of transportation, the year, when this transportation has taking place, delivery terms;
5.3. there are no informations about the vessel type, the loading rate, the discharging rate, the freight rate, the payment of freight the demurrage rate etc;
5.4. how the wine is packed (in bottles, barrels etc.)
5.5. how was made the stowage and the lashing of the cargo;
5.6. how was agreed the issuing of the documents, not only the bill of lading, but also te mastes receipt, the cargo manifest, the draft survey certificate;
5.7. how, under every contract of carriage of goods by sea, the carrier, in relation to the loading, handling, stowage, carriage, custody, care and discharge of such goods, shall be subject to the responsibilities and liabilities and entitled to the rights and immunities;
5.8. the nature and value of such goods have been NOT declared by the shipper before shipment and have been NOT inserted in the bill of lading (so neither the carrier nor