Carrier Liability under the Rotterdam Rules

Abstract

This paper discusses the carrier liability regime arising from multimodal transport under the new Rotterdam Rules. Although not a panacea, nevertheless the legal regime provided by the Rotterdam Rules specifies in a more specific way the liability of the sea carrier. It is believed that if the Rotterdam Rules are ratified by the states constituting the “major players” in the maritime field, the Rotterdam Rules will resolve many uncertainties in the field of maritime transport, especially multimodal.