ARC-EN-CIEL PRODUCE INC V THE SHIP “BF LETICIA” AND OTHERS

2022 FC 843, Federal Court of Canada, Madam Justice Rochester, 7 June 2022

Contracts (bill of lading) – Whether shipping documents amounted to a bill of lading – Sea waybills – Meaning of contract for the carriage of goods by water – Effect of lack of signature – Carriage of Goods by Water Act (Canada) – Hague-Visby Rules

The plaintiff cargo claimant claimed against the defendant carrying vessels and associated carrier entities in this action concerning containerised shipments of fresh produce transported from Costa Rica via Wilmington in the United States and then by road to Etobicoke in Canada.