MARITIME LAWS CONCERNING CARRIAGE BY SEA

Author – C. Vaishnavi, Student at School Of Law, Veltech University

Best Citation – C. VAISHNAVI, MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION: RIGHT AND DUTIES OF SEAMEN, MARITIME LAW AND POLICY REVIEW, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 16-21, ISBN – 978-81-960677-9-3.
Abstract

The maritime law has been subjected to a global reorganization that has inclusively been identical due to the sea affairs and matters concerning cargo industries have reached an exclusive range. The object of the following study is to understand the mechanism through which various maritime laws are applied for the proper carriage of goods and voyages from one destination to another by proper valid means of legal regulation that ensures the safety of the journey. Certain essential mechanisms are undertaken to ensure properly qualified carriage transportation these principles allow the assurance of a multitude of aspects concerning issues in relation to the subject matters and sea freight that manages the economical transaction. The maritime laws have an essential contributory outlook in the matters and aspects of this sea freight. The transportation journey is evidently based upon the appropriate contractual agreement and documentation which is undertaken between the consignor and carrier. The important aspects of laws concerning carriage by sea are that the volume of transportation from one place to another is more and substantially the goods or voyages can be done in a much larger quantity than other means of transportation of carriage. In today’s world, four out of five international trade comprises sea transportation and is considered the cheapest in expenses. If proper examinations were done there are innumerable maritime laws that govern international trade that facilitate the proper channelization of these aspects. the concept contract of affreightment is the idealized contract that enables the carriage of goods by sea for some charges.

In this study, we explore the development of cargo industries through the sea and various laws concerning such idealized transportation with participatory laws that regulates the perfect carriage by sea for sea freight globally as well as in India. It also delves into the evolution and growth of the cargo industry through sea transport, as well as the various regulations pertaining to such ideal conveyance.

Keywords: Maritime Laws, Carriage By Sea, Hague Rules 1924, Hague-Visby Rules 1968, Hamburg Rules 1978, Bill Of Lading, carriage of goods by sea act 1997.