Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925

Mayar (HK) Ltd. and other plaintiffs filed an admiralty suit in the Calcutta High Court alleging that the carrier, Trustrade Enterprises PTE Ltd., failed to deliver 456 timber logs that were to be shipped on the deck of the vessel M.V. Fortune Express from Malaysia to Calcutta. The defendants argued that the Bill of La…

The plaintiff, a Goan shipping company, sued the owners of the foreign vessel M.V. Elisabeth for conversion of cargo after the ship left Marmagao without the required bills of lading and delivered the goods abroad against the plaintiff's instructions. The Andhra Pradesh High Court arrested the vessel in Vishakhapatnam …

Harish Marine Products (the appellant) purchased a Single Buyer Exposure Policy from Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) covering the risk of a foreign buyer’s non‑payment for goods exported between 14‑12‑2012 and 13‑12‑2013. The goods were loaded onto the vessel on 13‑12‑2012 (as per the Bill of Lading) and the…

ELCM Exports Ltd., an export house, filed a complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission seeking damages for a delayed shipment that was held in a US customs bonded warehouse, causing the foreign buyer to reject the consignment. The Commission dismissed the complaint as barred by the one‑year li…

The plaintiff, Nepal Food Corporation (NFC), sold parboiled rice to Ngoh Hong Hang (NHH) under a letter of credit that required presentation of on‑board bills of lading. The cargo was shipped on the vessels Pichit Samut and Eastern Grand, whose owner’s agent was Shaw Wallace & Co. Ltd. (Shaw Wallace). NFC sued Shaw Wal…

British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. chartered the vessel Steliosm to ship 4,445 bags of cashew nuts for Shanmughavilas Cashew Industries, but only 3,712 bags were delivered. The respondent sued the appellant in the Cochin Sub‑ordinate Court for the shortage; the trial court decreed in favour of the respondent and …