The Maritime Court of Appeals of Panama issues ruling with great significant on limitation of liability for containerized cargoes

The “MSC Nerissa” – The Maritime Court of Appeals of Panama issues ruling with great signifi­cant on limitation of liability for containerized cargoes.

Luis G. Raven

For the fi­rst time in Panamanian maritime jurisprudence, the Maritime Court of Appeals of Panama, the highest appellate court in maritime cases, handed down a signifi­cant ruling analyzing package or unit limitation under English law, its Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 and the Hague-Visby Rules