by Editor | Mar 12, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Middle East Security Alert: Legal & Insurance Guidance for Freight Forwarders The ongoing escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East is having a direct and growing impact on international freight operations. Disruptions to maritime traffic through the...
by Editor | Mar 8, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Republished with permission of Black Sea Law Company LLC For more information contact Margarita Bendiuha, Associate Freight rates increased sharply in early March 2026, driven by military action in the Middle East and the rising cost of bunker fuel. The increase in...
by Editor | Mar 1, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
The Price of Passage: Insurance, Sanctions, and the Hidden Costs of Geopolitical Chokepoints A FREE publication from the International Trade Council Disruption risk in the Strait of Hormuz is no longer theoretical; major shippers and energy traders are already...
by Editor | Feb 23, 2026 | Commercial Issues
Raj Bhala, University Distinguished Professor, The University of Kansas (KU) School of Law The news about U.S. tariff policy has been ceaseless since the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Friday, 20 February in Learning Resources v. Trump. The Supreme Court ruled against...
by Editor | Feb 2, 2026 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: MS Amlin Marine NV v King Trader Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1387 This appeal concerned the proper interpretation of a marine insurance policy issued by the claimant insurer, MS Amlin Marine NV to the second Defendant, Bintan Mining...
by Editor | Jan 12, 2026 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The British International Freight Association (BIFA) Standard Trading Conditions for 2025 are now published and being used. The great majority of forwarders in the UK are members of BIFA and it follows that the great majority of...
