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The Rotterdam Rules follow the model of the Hague-Visby Rules by imposing specific obligations on the carrier, such as to load, handle and stow the goods. However, the Rotterdam Rules impose two further obligations resulting from the extended scope of the Rotterdam Rules: they are the obligations to receive and deliver the goods. Furthermore, under the Rotterdam Rules the carrier is bound to exercise due diligence to make and keep the ship seaworthy not only at the commencement of the voyage but also during the entire voyage by sea.
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HAGUE-VISBY: III.2. “Subject to the provisions of Article IV, the carrier shall properly and carefully load, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, and discharge the goods carried.” ROTTERDAM: Art.12.1 . “The period of responsibility of the carrier for the goods under this Convention begins when the carrier or a performing party receives the goods for carriage and ends when the goods are delivered” Art.13.1.: “The carrier shall during the period of its responsibility as defined in article 12, and subject to article 26, properly and carefully receive, load, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, unload and deliver the goods”.
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The liability of the carrier for delay, is limited to the freight amount of the delayed goods ×2½, which should not exceed the total freight amount as agreed in the contract of carriage.
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The liability of the carrier for delay in cases of economic loss is limited to the freight amount of the delayed goods ×2½.
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Ülgener, M.F. (2011). Obligations and Liabilities of the Carrier. In: Güner-Özbek, M. (eds) The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19650-8_5
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