Transportation;A. INLANDCARRIAGE
B. CARRIAGEOFGOODSBYSEA
C. CHARTERPARTIES
D. MARITIMEINSURANCE
E. CARRIAGEOFGOODSBYAIR;1. ItisCommonPracticefortheSellertoArrangeforInlandCarriage,withtheinlandcarriertransferringthegoodstoafreightforwarderataseaportorairportforthelattertoarrangeandoverseetheshipmentofthegoodsabroad.;2. TheConventionfortheInternationalCarriageofGoodsbyRoad(theCMRConvention)
a. Representativeoftheconventionsgoverningroadtransport.
b. Applieswhenevergoodsareshippedbetweentwocountries,atleastoneofwhichisasignatoryoftheconvention.
c. Theconventionrequiresacarriertoissuea“consignmentnote〞,which
1) isnotanegotiableinstrument;
2) isprimafacieevidenceof:
a) themakingofatransportcontract.
b) thereceiptofgoods.
c) theconditionofthegoods.;d. TheConventiongrantstheconsigneetherightto:
1) demanddeliveryofthegoodsinexchangeforareceipt.
2) suethecarrierinthecarrier’sownnameforanyloss,damage,ordelayforwhichthecarrierisresponsible.
e. Untilthetimethatthegoodsareturnedovertotheconsignee,theshipper(consignor)hastherighttoorderthecarriertostopthemintransit,tochangetheplacefordelivery,ortoorderthemdeliveredtoadifferentconsignee.;f. Ifaroadcarriagecontractinvolvesmultiplecarriers:
1) eachcarrieristreatedasapartytothecontract.
2) eachcarrierisresponsiblefortheentiretransaction.
3) suitscanbebroughtagainst:
a) thefirstcarrier,
b) thelastcarrier,or
c) thecarrierinpossessionatthetimeoftheloss.;g. Carriersareliableforloss,damage,ordelayuptotheliabilitylimitsetbytheConvention,solongastheconsignmentnotestatesthatcarriageisgovernedbytheCMR.
1) Theliabilitylimitis8.33SpecialDrawingRightsperkilogra