by Editor | May 18, 2023 | Carriage by Sea, International Conventions, Summaries of Cases
Felipe Arizon, Arizon Abogados SLP, Spain Ref: Supreme Court Judgment of 14 September 2021. The Supreme Court refuses the cassation appeal presented by the subrogated cargo insurers against the Company that carried out the lashing of the goods into the containers. In...
by Editor | Dec 21, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, International Conventions
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The Dutch Government has incorporated the ‘Rotterdam Rules’ into its civil code, a move seen as an attempt to reignite interest in an internationally accepted code for the multimodal carriage of goods. John Habergham of shipping,...
by Editor | Aug 23, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, International Conventions
Charlotte van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The Rotterdam Rules have been introduced almost ten years ago, but have not been embraced just yet. The Netherlands recently took the first steps towards ratification and implementation of the...
by Editor | Jun 5, 2017 | Commercial Issues, International Conventions
Robert Vogel, Switzerland rvogel@swisslegal.ch It was a little sensation when Switzerland as the first European county managed to close a free trade agreement with China. The FTA is in force since the 1th of July 2014, today, more than two years later, it is time to...
by Editor | Jun 15, 2016 | International Conventions
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Following the loss of the MSC Napoli, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) – of which 171 nations are Members – approved changes to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) which will...
by Editor | Sep 21, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues
Alexey Remeslo & Ilona Belyuk, Interlegal Law firm Cargo transportation is quite a complex business. Lack of experience and inability to manage risks in this industry may have a negative impact on making business and often entails disappointment with the results...
