Transportation of Goods Responsibility in Sea Transportation Based on Law Number 17 Of 2008 Concerning Shipping

With the increasing and rapid movement of production, transportation problems are very important in various aspects of life. Indonesia is an archipelagic country, it is necessary to ships as a means of transporting goods to deliver goods needed by the people from one island to another. In this case the carrier must be responsible for and obliged to maintain the safety and security of the goods transported from the moment of receiving the goods until they are delivered or received. The sender is obliged to pay the fare according to the contract that has been made. In connection with the issue of responsibility, the carrier is obliged to pay compensation for damage or loss of the goods carried. Therefore, legal protection is needed for the sender or receiver of goods to protect their rights and obligations, as regulated in Law Number 17 of 2008 concerning Shipping. Responsibility for goods transported by the transportation company in accordance with the rights paid by service users as regulated in Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection. Settlement of loss of goods is only unilaterally determined by the transportation company which only pays attention to the initial agreement regardless of the compensation mechanism.