by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Sea, Insurance, Liability for Freight
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A contracting carrier and a shipping company were liable for damages that arose when 30 trailers were carried by sea on deck during stormy weather. The Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court found that there were no grounds for...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Sea, Insurance, Jurisdiction + Forum, Liability for Freight
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark An American freight forwarder must pay 160,000 USD in damages to a Danish shipping company after having rejected a contract at the last minute and at the same time hired another shipping company to conduct the carriage. The Danish...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Insurance, Liability for Freight, National Issues
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A road haulier’s insurance company had to pay damages worth EUR 35,000 to the road haulier, who had indemnified a freight forwarder in order to preserve their commercial relationship. The Maritime and Commercial High Court dismissed the...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Road, Liability for Freight, National Issues
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A road haulier who performed a road carriage in Denmark was liable for damage of 70,000 Euro which occurred in England whilst the goods were in the custody of the third carrier in the transport chain. This has recently been decided by the...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Road, Case Summaries, Insurance, Liability for Freight
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A wind turbine nacelle was damaged worth 228.000 EUR during transportation. The shipper of the nacelle made a settlement with the road haulier about compensating 134.000 EUR of the damages. Subsequently, the shipper claimed damages from the...
by Editor | Jan 26, 2015 | Case Summaries, Liability for Freight, National Issues
Gill Nadel, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel When Does the Court Exempt the Marine Carrier and Freight Forwarder From Liability For Late Arriving Cargo? During the transportation of cargo, whether it is for import of for export, importers/exporters are assisted by many...
