Types of carrier of goods


Produced in partnership with Quentin Tannock of 4 Pump Court , James Watthey of 4 Pump Court and Aphiwan Natasha King of 4 Pump Court
Practice notes

Types of carrier of goods


Produced in partnership with Quentin Tannock of 4 Pump Court , James Watthey of 4 Pump Court and Aphiwan Natasha King of 4 Pump Court

Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides an introduction to two types of cargo Carrier; common carriers and private carriers, and explains the key aspects of their respective liabilities under their contractual relationships. The Practice Note concerns the carriage of Goods only, and not the carriage of passengers.

Definition of carrier

A ‘carrier’ can be simply defined as a person who carries cargo (or indeed carries passengers, but passenger carriage is outside the scope of this Practice Note) for the benefit of other persons, whether gratuitously or for payment (or ‘reward’).

The types of carrier are:

  1. •

    common carriers

  2. •

    private carriers

  3. •

    other types of carriers with special rights and duties

For the avoidance of doubt, the following are not carriers:

  1. •

    stevedores

  2. •

    forwarding agents who merely arrange or procure carriage by others

While they are not carriers for the purposes of this Practice Note, it is worth mentioning that logistics companies will often contract with their clients

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What does Carrier mean?

Carriers are persons who carry persons or goods either for profit or gratuitously.

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