Loss of cargo at sea
27.12.2017 |Articles
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Three containers of goods on board imported from America by a port company in Sanshui city dropped overboard and lost when the ship was sailing to the Yokohama Port of Japan. Mr. Huang Yaquan together with lawyers from a famous law firm of Beijing handled this case on behalf of the port company and claimed against “A” Shipping Company and “B” Company in America .The defendants tried to quote the relative regulation of limitation liability of USD 500 per container as contained in the American Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936 as defense, but was rebutted due to our unremitting effort. Guangdong Provincial High People’s Court adjudged in the second instance that the two defendants are held jointly and severally liable for compensation the amount of USD 185, 421.73 and the interest RMB 357, 886.89 to the port company.
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