by Editor | Nov 29, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
What happened? Martial law was imposed in Ukraine for 30 days as president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko warned of the “extremely serious” threat of a Russian land invasion. The parliament voted in favour of the measure on Monday night in response to the capture...
by Editor | Nov 23, 2018 | Commercial Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Last week CargoX launched its CargoX Smart B/L™ blockchain product to the international transportation industry, marking the first practical commercial application of the technology in the industry....
by Editor | Nov 12, 2018 | Commercial Issues
María Elena Sierra Díaz, General Director, AS Consultores, Mexico Cargo agents, consolidators or Freight Forwarders are socially recognized companies. They can perform in two ways to render their services as specialized companies in logistics. As an agent for third...
by Editor | Nov 6, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Several organizations, including WCA and iContainers, have warned forwarders about the increased risks associated with issuing “switch” bills of lading. Switch bills are obtained from...
by Editor | Oct 28, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Legal Lookout
OCTOBER 2018 LEGAL LOOKOUT ARTICLE: The evolution continues: FMC accommodates NVOCC contracting by revising regs governing NSAs and NRAs. Can you believe it’s been 20 years since President Clinton signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 (OSRA) into law? You can...
by Editor | Oct 12, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
The Working Group – Sea Transport of the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Transitaires et Assimilés (FIATA) announced the publication of a Best Practices guide for Demurrage and Detention charges in Container Shipping. The absence of regulatory...
