by Editor | Apr 23, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, National Issues
The union representing Longshoremen at the Port of Montreal, Syndicat des débardeurs local 375, has issued a formal strike notice that will take effect Monday, April 26th. Readers should note that significant disruptions of both import and export cargoes through the...
by Editor | Apr 22, 2021 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Mykola Kozachenko, lawyer, and Kyrylo Sudnyk, junior lawyer, Interlegal Ukraine Chartering is an important concept of the global maritime trade sector and it consists of different types. One of the forms of carrying out a maritime business is a time charter. Under a...
by Editor | Mar 30, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada The MV Ever Given was freed on Monday afternoon, six days after becoming stuck in the Suez Canal. Traffic is moving again, but the downstream effects will play out over the coming weeks and the...
by Editor | Mar 14, 2021 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum
Aage Krogh, IUNO, Denmark In a case between a cargo owner’s cargo insurance and a carrier, a dispute regarding the jurisdiction arose. The cargo insurance alleged that the Danish courts had jurisdiction. This followed from the general conditions of the cargo owner’s...
by Editor | Feb 24, 2021 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
You are invited to join our colleagues at Interlegal on March 17th for a free Webinar “Subrogation & Recourse in Ukraine & Turkey” for insurers, logistics, trade and forwarding companies. Agenda: – Key documents for subrogation and recourse –...
by Editor | Feb 18, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
According to FIATA, freight forwarders have been reporting attempts by carriers to extend their liability for charges trough demands for execution by the forwarder of a Letter of Understanding (LOU) in order to make bookings. The language of these LoUs clearly intend...
