by Editor | Dec 11, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Ref: Volcafe Ltd v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA (CSAV) [2018] UKSC 61 Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London This important recent decision of the Supreme Court (as found in a single judgment delivered by Lord Sumption with whom Lords Reed, Wilson, Hodge and...
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 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 22, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany Facts In its capacity as a court for inland navigation, the Mannheim District Court settled a dispute between an inland waterway carrier (the claimant) and a sender (the defendant). The sender had instructed the...
by Editor | Oct 19, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
By: Andrew R. Spector, Esq. and Spencer J. Wellborn, Esq. The Southern District of New York entered a noteworthy decision holding a manufacturer and non-vessel operating common carrier (“NVOCC”) liable for an explosion and fire on a vessel that resulted in...
