International transport of goods united nations convention on contracts for the international carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea new york 2008 the rotterdam rules united nations convention on contracts for the international carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea new york 2008 the rotterdam rules. 63 122 united nations convention on contracts for the international carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea the general assembly recalling its resolution 2205 xxi of 17 december 1966 by which it established the united nations commission on international trade law with a. In order to update and modernize existing regimes the un convention on contracts for the international carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea rotterdam rules was adopted on december 11 2008 by the un general assembly and opened for signature on september 23 2009