Who is responsible for the stowage of the merchandise?

This circumstance depends on the legislation of each country but it is common that contrary to what is usually thought, those responsible for the merchandise and its stowage are the shippers and non-carriers, unless otherwise agreed. Today, in the absence of a common guideline, the most important problems have been those related to road safety and personal and material damage due to a bad stowage and which have not always been considered as such, since these Variables have not always undergone assessment and treatment. The need so far has been determined rather by awareness and knowledge regarding the subject and the serious consequences that may arise, so in many cases it has not been seen as such.The carrier, if it has expressly agreed with the loader that is going to take care of the stowage and adequate mooring of the goods, must know in depth the technical requirements that require the operation of a good mooring of goods in order to be able to plan, proceed and show that your cargo contracted for transportation is or was well stowed. And you must also take into account that if you hire another carrier to be said company that is responsible for doing such transport, you must monitor that you fulfill these obligations of stowage and mooring, because if you do not observe them, you will also be liable for the damages caused to the goods even though it was not the person who caused them materially