“The MOL Comfort Incident”: 2 Recent Decisions

Henrik Jantzen+ Thomas Åkerstrøm Nielsen, Kromann Reumert, Denmark In two recent decisions, the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court had the opportunity to review freight forwarders liability for losses imposed on importers due to the MOL Comfort incident,...
MARCH 2016 LEGAL LOOKOUT ARTICLE

MARCH 2016 LEGAL LOOKOUT ARTICLE

Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA DC Court of Appeals doesn’t like FMC’s rationale for allowing disparate rates. Marine terminal operators (MTOs) are subject to U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) regulation in ways similar to ocean carriers and ocean...