Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1731

The contract of maritime carriage imposes on the carrier the obligation to deliver the consignment intact to the consignee. Loss of or damage to the consignment. The consignee may prove that this occurred during the contract of carriage. - The carrier's obligation. Ends only upon actual delivery of the consignment to the consignee. - Unloading the consignment at the port of arrival. Incumbent on the carrier pursuant to the contract of carriage. The existence of an unloading contractor acting on the carrier's behalf. The carrier remains liable to the consignee for that contractor's faults. - 330 - Obligation