by Editor | Jan 28, 2021 | Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Fellow members may well have an experience of clients who have become embroiled in disputes involving significant sums for container detention and demurrage and which has arisen out of the change in attitudes, globally, to traffic...
by Editor | Jan 18, 2021 | Commercial Issues, National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Ik Wei Chong, Christian Liu, Albert Huang, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Does a sudden strong wind in a port area constitute a force majeure event under Chinese shipping law? A recent judgment may provide helpful guidance on this issue. Traditionally, under established...
by Editor | Oct 29, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: In MV ‘KOUTALIANOS’, EDIOLA SHIPPING LTD. vs CEFETRA B.V., Rotterdam District Court, 9 September 2020 The case concerns the carriage of soybean meal pellets by Ediola from Brazil to Europe on board...
by Editor | Oct 13, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, National Issues
The US Federal maritime Commission (FMC) announced a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) earlier this month seeking public comment on the practices of vessel operating carriers relating to the definition of “Merchant”. More specifically, the FMC seeks comments from...
by Editor | Oct 2, 2020 | Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum, Summaries of Cases
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed an interprovincial commercial dispute in which contractual choices of law and forum played a central role, overturning the decision of the Superior Court and granting the appellant relief. Ref: Quickie Convenience Stores...
by Editor | Sep 29, 2020 | Commercial Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada In spite of global supply chain interruptions caused by COVID-19, carriers and terminals have largely continued to impose tariff charges for storage, detention, and demurrage of containers. While...
