F.M.C. Corporation v. S.S. Marjorie Lykes - U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) (Shirley Wohl Kram D.J.) - 4 December 1987

COGSA Package limitation - ”Customary freight unit”

The plaintiffs shipped 30 fire engines on board the defendants’ vessel Majorie Lykes for carriage from North America to Egypt. Three of the five engines were seriously damaged during discharge in Egypt. The issue before the court concerned the package limitation provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 46 U.S.C. Appendix section 1304 (“COGSA”).