HACHIMAN SHIPPING SA v SHANGHAI SENFU INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

[2017] 4 CMCLR 32

SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT OF CHINA(CIVIL JUDGMENT)

Before Presiding Judge Shumei,Acting Judge Xiaoqiang,Acting Judge Xiwu,Court Clerk Di

Carriage of goods by sea – CFR buyer as agent of claimant importer – Principle of agency – Quantifying damage under article 55 of the Chinese Maritime Code – Method of calculation of cargo loss when cargo damage and drop in market occurred simultaneously – Assumption of liability between actual shipper and contractual shipper.