by Editor | Jan 28, 2021 | Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Fellow members may well have an experience of clients who have become embroiled in disputes involving significant sums for container detention and demurrage and which has arisen out of the change in attitudes, globally, to traffic...
by Editor | Jan 18, 2021 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Christian Liu, Albert Huang, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Does a sudden strong wind in a port area constitute a force majeure event under Chinese shipping law? A recent judgment may provide helpful guidance on this issue. Traditionally, under established...
by Editor | Oct 29, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: In MV ‘KOUTALIANOS’, EDIOLA SHIPPING LTD. vs CEFETRA B.V., Rotterdam District Court, 9 September 2020 The case concerns the carriage of soybean meal pellets by Ediola from Brazil to Europe on board...
by Editor | Oct 21, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
On 20 October 2020 the containership Claude A Desgagnés departed Montreal en route to Toronto, according to reports by the Port of Montreal and others. The voyage, a collaboration between MSC and Groupe Desgagnés, is the first such container cabotage route on the...
by Editor | Oct 20, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Customs Issues, National Issues
María Elena Sierra Díaz, AS Consultores, Mexico The present year has brought an enormous amount of changes and surprises to the world, and Mexico is no exception. Due to the globalization process, every situation happening at a world level, affects our institutions,...
