by Editor | Jun 8, 2020 | Commercial Issues
FIATA and the Korea International Freight Forwarders Association (KIFFA) jointly announced today the cancellation and rescheduling of the FIATA World Congress 2020, which will now take place in Busan in 2022. The World Congress will be held in Panama City, Panama, in...
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 | May 18, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
The US Federal Maritime Commission‘s Interpretive Rule on Carrier Billing Practices (85 FR 29638, 46 CFR 545, Docket No. 19-05) came into force today. The purpose of the rule is to establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable regulations and practices...
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...
