Great China Metal Industries Co Ltd v Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad (The “Bunga Seroja”) - Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal (Gleeson CJ, Clerk and Shellar JJA) - 12 July 1996

Carriage of goods by sea - Cargo damaged in “expectable storm” - Whether carrier entitled to rely on “perils of the sea” defence

This case was concerned with damage to aluminium coils during a voyage between Sydney and Fremantle. The coils had been stuffed, by the shipper, into 10 FCL containers.