Case Note: Liability for Improper Loading, Stowage, Discharging – Transfer of Liability to Charters Societe de Distribution de Toutes Merchandises en Cote D'Ivoire (t/a SDTM-CI) v Continental Lines NV Sea Miror [2015] EWHC 1747 (Comm)

The dispute between the claimant (Glencore) and the defendant (MSC) arose when two out of three containers containing cobalt briquettes carried by MSC had gone missing. The carrier, MSC, did not issue paper delivery orders or release notes against bills of lading, but “import PIN codes”