Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1207

In maritime carriage. The maritime stage, beginning with loading and ending with unloading, is subject to the Brussels Convention and the Maritime Commercial Code. Operations preceding and following this stage are governed by the provisions of the Commercial Code as the general law governing the contract of carriage. The carrier's obligation under this law. An obligation to achieve a result, which ends only when the consignee actually receives the goods. The carrier is liable for its own acts and those of its employees. In receiving, sorting, stowing and delivering the goods to their owners, the port acts as the carrier's statutory representative. Effect thereof. The carrier's liability for the loss of the goods while in the port warehouses is established.