UnitedNationsConventionontheCarriageofGoodsbySea ("HamburgRules")(Hamburg,31March1978)PREAMBLETHESTATESPARTIESTOTHISCONVENTION,HAVINGRECOGNIZEDthedesirabilityofdeterminingbyagreementcertainrulesrelatingtothecarriageofgoodsbysea, HAVINGDECIDED toconcludeaconventionforthispurposeandhavetheretoagreedasfollows: PART I
GENERALPROVISIONS Article1
DefinitionsInthisConvention: 1
"Carrier"meansanypersonbywhomorinwhosenameacontractofcarriageofgoodsbyseahasbeenconcludedwithashipper
"Actualcarrier"meansanypersontowhomtheperformanceofthecarriageofthegoods,orofpartofthecarriage,hasbeenentrustedbythecarrier,andincludesanyotherpersontowhomsuchperformancehasbeenentrusted
"Shipper"meansanypersonbywhomorinwhosenameoronwhosebehalfacontractofcarriageofgoodsbyseahasbeenconcludedwithacarrier,oranypersonbyw