DCC 333/2007

This case involved which parties were jointly responsible for the loss of goods at sea.

Background

The Plaintiff handed over a shipment of electric bulbs worth US$ 70,656 at the port of Ning Bo, China, to be transported by sea to Dubai by the Defendant.

The Defendant pledged to deliver the goods at the port of arrival in Dubai for a freight charge of US $ 3,560 paid by the Plaintiff.

However, the goods did not arrive at the port of arrival and the cargo was lost due to a collision in the sea at Singapore which resulted in the sinking of the container, according to the Defendant.

Despite the repeated demands to pay the price of the goods and the cost of shipment, the Defendant refused to doing so, which led to the Plaintiff to establish this lawsuit.

The Defendant submitted a memorandum requesting the joining of two parties in the case, the actual carrier and the owner of the ship on the basis that the bill of lading was issued by the carrier so they were jointly liable with the Defendant as a result of the destruction of goods.