FORWARDERLAW is an informal network of maritime and transportation lawyers spanning more than twenty major trading and shipping nations, providing commentaries on legal developments and issues of interest to the global logistics, freight forwarding, and shipping industries.
Learn more about our Members by clicking the “Members” tab on the navigation bar.
Access articles or search our database by clicking on the “Articles” tab.
Site use subject to our terms and conditions, below.
General Editor: Gavin Magrath, Canada.
Recent Articles
Is Damage to Packaging Damage to Cargo?
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada In cargo claims we rarely have to stop to consider the meaning of the word “goods”. Consider, however, a claim for cargo damage following a casualty in which the only physical damage sustained was...
Moeve Trading v Mael Trading – Letters of Credit
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Moeve Trading SAU v Mael Trading FZ LLC [2026] EWHC 17 Peter MacDonald Eggers KC. Introduction In April 2024, the Claimant as seller and the Defendant as buyer entered into a contract for the sale of 9,000-9,500 metric tons of...
The Taikoo Brilliance: Interpeting Hague-Visby
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Batavia Eximp v Pedregal Maritime (The Taikoo Brilliance) [2025] EWHC 1878 Robin Knowles J. Two important issues on the Hague Visby Rules were engaged by this suit. The first question was whether Singaporean arrest proceedings by...
FIATA Middle East Security Alert – Guidance for Forwarders
Middle East Security Alert: Legal & Insurance Guidance for Freight Forwarders The ongoing escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East is having a direct and growing impact on international freight operations. Disruptions to maritime traffic through the...
Hormuz Strait: key legal considerations for Shipowners & Charterers
Republished with permission of Black Sea Law Company LLC For more information contact Margarita Bendiuha, Associate Freight rates increased sharply in early March 2026, driven by military action in the Middle East and the rising cost of bunker fuel. The increase in...
ITC: The Price of Passage
The Price of Passage: Insurance, Sanctions, and the Hidden Costs of Geopolitical Chokepoints A FREE publication from the International Trade Council Disruption risk in the Strait of Hormuz is no longer theoretical; major shippers and energy traders are already...
U.S. Supreme Court IEEPA Tariffs Ruling + Webinar
Raj Bhala, University Distinguished Professor, The University of Kansas (KU) School of Law The news about U.S. tariff policy has been ceaseless since the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Friday, 20 February in Learning Resources v. Trump. The Supreme Court ruled against...
Sanctions Clauses: Tonzip Maritime v 2Rivers (The Catalan Sea)
Ref: Tonzip Maritime Ltd v 2Rivers Pte Ltd (The Catalan Sea) [2025] EWHC 2036 (Comm) — What the Judgment on Sanctions Clauses Means for Shipowners Contact: Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine What happened In November 2021 the vessel Catalan Sea was on voyage from...
Terms and Conditions
BY ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE by any means, including via an intermediary or through the operation of an automated application, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions of use and Disclaimer of Liability:
- These provisions apply to anyone who accesses this website directly or indirectly, including anyone who directs another person or designs or uses any automated process or software application to access any part of the content of this website (“Users”).
2.By registering for our mailing list Users consent under the laws of Canada as well as any law in effect in their usual domicile and any place from which they access this website or its content to receive periodic updates in respect of the Forwarderlaw network and/or articles published to the site, and no other use is intended nor is consent to any other use implied by the User in so registering.
3.Articles are presented for information purposes only and do not constitute legal advice.
4.All articles are published on Forwarderlaw.com with consent and permission of the authors, and all rights remain with the authors. Inquiries about articles, including republishing articles in whole or in part, should be directed to the author.
5.NEITHER FORWARDERLAW, NOR ANY MEMBER, NOR ANY AUTHOR of any article, may be held liable for any damages whatsoever and howsoever arising out of the actual or alleged reliance by any party on any material presented on this website, including without limitation for the actual negligence of any author or member in authoring or publishing such information.
6.In the event of any dispute arising out of the use of this website or any content on this website, the User agrees that the laws of Canada shall govern and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any claim, howsoever arising.