ABSTRACT

Second, carriers have different liabilities in different trades. Article 2(2) of the Maritime Code provides that ‘the provisions concerning contracts of carriage of goods by sea contained in Chapter 4 of this Code shall not be applicable to the maritime transport of goods between the ports of the People’s Republic of China’, but only applicable to international trade. Article 51 in the Chapter, which was adopted from Article 4(2) of the Hague Rules, provides that a carrier shall not be liable for the loss of or damage to the goods arising or resulting from any of the following causes: (1) fault of the Master, crew members, pilot or servant of the carrier in the