by Editor | Oct 7, 2019 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Claudio Perrella LS Lex, Italy Many contracts in the shipping industry provide free use for a certain period of the container, and provide for increasing daily charges after such a free time. The shipping line usually specifies a number of free days after which the...
by Editor | Aug 18, 2019 | Commercial Issues, Conflict of laws, Jurisdiction + Forum
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This will provide for the enforcement of mediated settlement agreements across country borders. It is being seen as the counterpart to the New York Arbitration Convention. Aims Whilst in practice, non-compliance rates are low...
by Editor | Jun 27, 2019 | Commercial Issues
Richard Gluck, GSB Law, USA [Ed Note: the following is the text of remarks given by Richard Gluck as President of the Sino-American Logistics Council LLC on the occasion of the Tenth Sino-American Logistics Conference, Jinan, Shandong, China, on 16 June 2019] I am an...
by Editor | May 27, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Limited work actions by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) are planned to begin today at Deltaport and Vanterm, potentially affecting Canada’s main west coast...
by Editor | May 21, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
As Stan Rogers might have said, it’s been six long months since she sailed away, but she just made Halifax yesterday. Hapag-Lloyd’s Yantian Express sailed from Columbo, Sri Lanka, in December 2018, but in January the ship was struck by fire while at sea on 2 January...
by Editor | May 14, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
In April 2019 the FIATA Working Group Sea Transport published a guide outlining problems and best practices in “Container Shipping and Quality of Containers“. This follows on their guide for best practices in respect of demurrage and detention on...
