Shipper’s liability
The liabilities of the shipper in the container transportation. This kind of liabilities is not completely same as the classical shipping, in which the shipper of less than container load has same liabilities as classical shipping, while that of full container load has the following different liabilities:
1) Assure the transport information to be correct and complete;
2) The carrier has the right to check the goods in the containers, the cost of which is assumed by the shipper;
3) If the custom or other authorities uncovers the containers, the cost and the resulting damage or short of the goods is assumed by the shipper;
4) If the container is not full, or has bad padding or piling, or contains the goods not suitable for container transportation, the resulting damage or short is assumed by the shipper.
5) The damage from the use of unsuitable containers of the shipper is assumed by the shipper;
6) The damage to the property or life of the third part during the period to use the containers or equipment of the carrier is compensated by the shipper.
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