VOLCAFE LTD AND OTHERS v COMPANIA SUD AMERICANA DE VAPORES SA (TRADING AS “CSAV”)

[2015] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 639

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(LONDON MERCANTILE COURT)

Before Donaldson

Carriage of goods by sea – Consignments of bagged coffee beans in containers carried on LCL/FCL terms – Cargo found to be damaged by condensation – Temporal scope of Hague Rules – Burden of proof – Whether damage inevitable – Whether carrier failed properly and carefully to load and carry the goods – Hague Rules, articles I(e) and III(2).