Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1257

The carrier's obligation to achieve a result by transporting nothing and delivering it intact to its owner. Destruction of the thing before actual delivery entails the carrier's liability for it. Rebuttal of liability by proving that the destruction or damage did not arise from its act or the act of its workers or employees, but from force majeure, an inherent defect in the goods, or the consignee's fault. - The port's substitution for the carrier in performing its obligation to deliver the goods to the consignee. Representation deriving from the law. The carrier is not discharged except by delivery of the goods to the consignee.