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 | Feb 28, 2020 | Commercial Issues
FIATA Director-General Dr. Stéphane Graber confirmed by email yesterday that the FIATA headquarters sessions scheduled for 24-28 March 2020 are being cancelled as a result of concerns over the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus. According to the communiqué: This...
by Editor | Feb 25, 2020 | Commercial Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Ed Note: the following summarizes the highlights of Clyde + Co.’s Coronavirus update for the international trade and transportation sector. The recent outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China has received worldwide attention...
by Editor | Feb 5, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Adrián Guzmán Sánchez, AS Consultores, Mexico In the logistics world, the Freight Forwarder is the provider of specialized services that, acting as a third party between the user and the carrier, develops and coordinates logistics activities for the transportation of...
by Editor | Dec 30, 2019 | Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in respect of a claim by a shipping company against a supplier of marine engine parts turned on the question of whether or not Canadian Maritime Law or...
by Editor | Nov 25, 2019 | Commercial Issues
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. [Ed Note: the following is a summary of remarks made by John Habergham at a recent BIFA Regional Meeting] It is 10 years since the last revision of Incoterms, 2010, and I think that, although much anticipated, the new version...
