by Editor | May 21, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
As Stan Rogers might have said, it’s been six long months since she sailed away, but she just made Halifax yesterday. Hapag-Lloyd’s Yantian Express sailed from Columbo, Sri Lanka, in December 2018, but in January the ship was struck by fire while at sea on 2 January...
by Editor | May 14, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
In April 2019 the FIATA Working Group Sea Transport published a guide outlining problems and best practices in “Container Shipping and Quality of Containers“. This follows on their guide for best practices in respect of demurrage and detention on...
by Editor | May 13, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases, Transport Documents
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai A “weight and quantity unknown clause” in the Bill of Lading for container cargo is rather common in the marine industry but its effectiveness under Chinese law is always a highly arguable issue. Previous practice shows...
by Editor | May 7, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Maurice Lynch, Mills Oakley, Australia The recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in Volcafe Ltd v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA [2018] UKSC 61, is the first authoritative analysis on burden of proof in the Hague Visby Rules. The Court held...
by Editor | Apr 25, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases, Transport Documents
Christian Liu and Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Under the Chinese Maritime Code, a carrier is strictly obliged to deliver cargo against the production of the original Bill of Lading, and it is, therefore, usually very difficult to defend a claim lodged by the...
