Liabilities of parties under the rules concerning to the Bill of Lading:

The different parties under the bill of lading are the shipper, the carrier and
the consignee. The shipper is the one owning the goods that is being delivered or
shipped while the carrier is the one who delivers or transports the goods through a
ship. The consignee in other terms is the buyer of the goods whom the bill is
presented to as a receipt.
Under the Hague Visby Rules, the responsibilities of the carrier is firstly to
make the ship seaworthy which means that the ship must be in good condition and
fit to go to a marine venture. The carrier must also take care of the goods in which
the goods should be secured and checked correctly for label and marking of
packages. Lastly, the carriers responsibility is to know if the documentation of the
goods from the shipper is legitimate in order to have an orderly agreement with the
consignee.
The second party in the Bill of Lading is the shipper. Under Hague Visby
Rules, proper packing of goods is the shippers responsibility since the carrier is not
anymore liable for any damages that will result from the improper packing of goods.
In order for the carrier to know the information needed on the goods, the shipper
should label it with proper marks which is according to the International Maritime
Dangerous Goods Code. If packages are dangerous, the shippers duty is to warn
the carrier as his liability.
The last party is the consignee. The consignee has the right to check if the
goods are damaged when it was delivered. If there are damages, the carrier should
pay for those goods. If demurrage was undergone during the delivery, the
consignee should pay for the carriers expenses.