Examples of COGSA 1936 in a sentence
The Hague Rules (or COGSA 1936 if this Bill of Lading is subject to U.S. law) shall apply to the carriage of Goods by inland waterways and reference to carriage by sea in such Rules or legislation shall be deemed to include reference to inland waterways.
Such Rules (or COGSA 1936 if this bill of lading is subject to U.S. law) shall apply to the carriage of Goods by inland waterways and reference to carriage by sea in such Rules or legislation shall be deemed to include reference to inland waterways.
Much to everyone’s surprise, in 1995 the Supreme Court of the United States in Sky Reefer308 overruled Indussa, and held that section 1303(8) COGSA 1936 is not applicable to forum selection clauses.
A problem occurs when a group’s beliefs are at odds with reality.
All contracts of carriage entered into by an Assured shall be subject to the Hague/Hague Visby Rules/ Hamburg Rules or US COGSA 1936.
Such limitation amount, according to COGSA 1991 is a sum of 2 SDRs per kilogramme of the gross weight, or 666.67 SDRs per package or shipping unit of the Goods lost or damaged, whichever shall be the greater; and according to COGSA 1936 is US$500.
The shipping line’s bill extended US COGSA 1936 beyond the sea carriage portion and the COGSA limit of US$ 500 per package therefore applied to the damage during the rail portion.
It was proven when the US adopted the Hague Rules with the COGSA 1936.
The contract of carriage evidenced by the bills of lading included a Clause Paramount incorporating the United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) 1936 with the consequence that the Hague Rules became terms of the contract.
Under US law, COGSA 1936 (which is largely identical to the Hague Rules1924) governs bills of lading for the carriage of goods ‘from the time when the goods are loaded on to the time when they are discharged from the ship’.