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Recent Articles
Forwarder’s liability for delivery of the goods without production of bill of lading
Felipe Arizon, Arizon Abogados SLP, Spain The Court of Appeal of Valencia handed down last 16 of January 2019 a judgment holding the freight forwarder responsible for the damages arising out of the delivery of the goods without production of the bill of lading. The...
Carriers Levy Large Fines for Misdeclared Cargo
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada CIFFA Members should be aware that several major carriers – including Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM and OOCL – have recently moved to impose very large fines for misdeclared cargo. Maersk, one of the...
Foster Pepper and Garvey Schubert Barer Combine
Foster Pepper and Garvey Schubert Barer Combine to Create Mission-Driven Firm, Expand Reach and Services Foster Garvey PC, created by the combination of two legacy Pacific Northwest law firms, Foster Pepper PLLC and Garvey Schubert Barer, PC, officially launches on...
Court examines scope of multimodal transport
Karen Lorenz and Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany Facts The claimant had undertaken to transport a transformer overseas from a manufacturer's plant. The claimant entrusted part of the transport to the defendant. The latter took over the transport...
Liability for bunker fuel in bankruptcy
Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam A recent case in the Rotterdam Court raises questions in respect of: Bunkers; - Bankruptcy; - Delivery; - General conditions - NOVE (General Conditions of the Dutch Association of Independent Bunker...
FIATA publishes Prevention of Bribery guidelines
The Advisory Body - Legal Matters (ABLM) of FIATA has recently published a set of guidelines on the prevention of fraud and bribery in freight forwarding. According to the World Banks Logistics Performance Index (LPI), freight forwarding suffers from a lack of...
Container Detention Charges In Italian Case-Law
Claudio Perrella LS Lex, Italy Many contracts in the shipping industry provide free use for a certain period of the container, and provide for increasing daily charges after such a free time. The shipping line usually specifies a number of free days after which the...
Additional place of jurisdiction clause in German Freight Forwarders’ Standard Terms and Conditions
Felix Goebel, Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany The Freight Forwarders' Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp) are general terms of service recommended by several trade associations. The recommendations are non-binding and contracting parties can...
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