by Editor | Oct 14, 2019 | Commercial Issues, Vessel Arrest
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...
by Editor | Oct 7, 2019 | Commercial Issues
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...
by Editor | Oct 7, 2019 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
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...
by Editor | Sep 26, 2019 | Case Summaries, STCs
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...
by Editor | Aug 28, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Ref: De Wolf Maritime Safety B.V. v. Traffic-Tech International Inc. 2017 FC 23 In this claim for loss of cargo en route from Canada to Europe, the defendant forwarder Traffic-Tech International...
