THE CARRIER' S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO CARGO IN INLAND NOVIGATION

Plovidba unutarnjim plovnim putovima je u odnosu na ostale transportne grane poput cestovnog, željezničkog, zračnog i pomorskog prometa bila zanemarivana no u novije vrijeme zahvaljujući njenom razvitku došlo je do potrebe za unifikacijom propisa o unutarnjoj plovidbi. Ovaj rad bavi se analizom odgovornosti prijevoznika unutarnje plovidbe za štete na teretu koji se prevozi unutarnjim plovnim putovima. Početni dio rada usmjeren je na teorijski dio obilježja i značajki unutarnje plovidbe te se obrađuju relevantni pojmovi poput unutarnje plovidbe, prijevoznika unutarnje plovidbe, odgovorne osobe za štete na teretu kao i što se točno podrazumijeva pod štetom na teretu. Također, navode se značajne prednosti koje unutarnja plovidba nudi. Nadalje, odgovornosti prijevoznika unutarnje plovidbe za štete na teretu kao srednjem dijelu rada pridaje se najveća pozornost. Navedena se odgovornost analizira s aspekta važeće Budimpeštanske konvencije o ugovoru o prijevozu tereta unutarnjim plovnim putovima kao pozitivnim pravnim izvorom kako na međunarodnoj razini tako i na razini Republike Hrvatske. Pritom se ujedno daje i usporedba navedene konvencije odnosno njezinih odredaba koje se odnose na odgovornost prijevoznika unutarnje plovidbe za štete na teretu s relevantnim konvencijama ostalih transportnih grana budući da se upravo Budimpeštanska konvencija smatra kompromisnom konvencijom između kopnenog i pomorskog prometa.Inland waterway navigation in comparison to other transport branches such as road, rail, air and maritime traffic for many years has been neglected, but lately thanks to its development, there has been a need for unification of regulations on inland navigation. This paper deals with the analysis of the liability of carriers of inland waterway navigation for cargo damage. The initial part of the work focuses on the theoretical part of features and characteristics of the inland waterways and discusses the relevant concepts such as inland waterway navigation, inland waterway carrier, responsible persons for the cargo damage as well as what is exactly meant by damage to the cargo. Furthermore, the significant advantages that inland waterways are offering are also mentioned. Since the carrier’s responsibility of the inland waterway navigation for the cargo damage is the main theme of this work, the greatest attention is given to this exact matter. The above mentioned carrier’s responsibility is analyzed from the aspect of the current Budapest Convention on the contract for the carriage of goods by inland waterways as positive legal source, both at the international level and the level of the Republic of Croatia. At the same time, through the work there is given a comparison of the Budapest Convention and its provisions concerning the liability of the carrier for cargo damage with the relevant conventions of other transport branches since the Budapest Convention is considered to be a compromise convention between land and maritime transport