Carriage of goods by sea in the Netherlands

December 2017

Leendert van Hee, Jolien Kruit and Vincent Pool answer a list of questions regarding carriage of goods by sea in the Netherlands. Is our jurisdiction party to any international conventions on the carriage of goods by sea? If so, does the relevant domestic implementing law contain any notable modifications (eg, extensions to the scope of application)? What is the official extent of the carrier’s responsibility for goods? May parties contract out of any legal provisions governing cargo liability? Leendert, Jolien en Vincent explain this all in detail in their article on Lexology.