Carriage of Goods by Sea Contracts

Ugovorom o prijevozu stvari morem prijevoznik se obvezuje prevesti stvari brodom, a naručitelj prijevoza platiti vozarinu. Temeljna podjela ugovora o prijevozu stvari morem, prema Pomorskom zakoniku, je na brodarske ugovore i ugovore o prijevozu pojedinih stvari. Takvo razlikovanje zasniva se na specifičnostima slobodne i linijske plovidbe te potrebe za sklapanjem različitih ugovornih odnosa. U radu se posebno analiziraju međunarodni i nacionalni izvori prava prijevoza stvari morem. Pored toga, daje se pregled i analiza odredbi o sistematizaciji i ispunjenju ugovora o prijevozu stvari morem, pomorskim prijevoznim ispravama te vozarini.According to the contract of carriage of goods by sea, the carrier is responsible for the transporting of the cargo by ship, and the charterer is responsible for paying for the freight. According to the Maritime Code, shipping contracts are divided into two categories: charter parties and contracts of the carriage of certain goods. The difference lies in whether the contract is with a tramp shipping company or a liner shipping company and the need to enter into different contractual relationships. This paper specificially analyzes the sources of both national and international law for the transporting of goods by sea. In addition, it provides and overview and analysis of the regulations for the systematization and fulfillment of contracts for the carriage of goods by sea, maritime transport documents and freight