by Editor | May 25, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone, New Zealand The Federal Maritime Commission[1] recently released its final interpretive rule concerning the reasonableness of detention and demurrage charges. The FMC’s announcement is a response to complaints of shippers, freight...
by Editor | May 18, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
The US Federal Maritime Commission‘s Interpretive Rule on Carrier Billing Practices (85 FR 29638, 46 CFR 545, Docket No. 19-05) came into force today. The purpose of the rule is to establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable regulations and practices...
by Editor | May 18, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Felix Goebel, Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany On 8 November 2018 the Hamburg Higher Regional Court had to rule on a damages claim arising from the loss of deck cargo during a sea voyage (6 U 222/16). The court ruled this case differently from a...
by Editor | Apr 25, 2020 | COVID-19
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone, New Zealand As of 1pm on 20 April 2020, New Zealand had had only five new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, continuing a solid downwards trend. In total, 13 deaths have been reported. The government has therefore announced that...
by Editor | Apr 20, 2020 | COVID-19, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada All provinces in Canada continue on “lock-down”, with most non-essential businesses closed and most provincial governments taking measures to enforce social distancing rules. The...
