by Editor | Feb 5, 2017 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A shipping company and a freight forwarder agreed to settle a claim concerning nacelles which had been damaged during transportation, the freight forwarder paying 95.000 USD to the shipping company. The Maritime and Commercial High Court ruled...
by Editor | Jan 25, 2017 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
George Wang, Dentons Beijing Preferred maritime liens can raise challenging issues during maritime disputes—especially during bankruptcy. Creditors may encounter problems when filing for seizure due to their unique nature, with venue is becoming a determining factor....
by Editor | Jan 10, 2017 | Carriage by Sea
k Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Potential redefinition of the address for document service and the assumption of attorney’s fees Introduction On 13 September 2016, the Supreme People’s Court of PRC published Several Opinions on Further Advancing...
by Editor | Nov 6, 2016 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, National Issues
Gill Nadel + Ohad Krief, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel Importers utilize the services of various logistics entities in the cargo transportation process, including international forwarders, shipping companies, air carriers, custom brokers, logistic warehouses and many...
by Steve Block | Aug 29, 2016 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Legal Lookout, Transport Documents
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Whether master contract trumps conflicting bill of lading is a question of fact not properly decided on summary judgment. Shipper-carrier volume cargo arrangements typically are documented by master contracts stating general terms...
by Editor | Jan 11, 2016 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Background The Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) is a treaty of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency tasked with maintaining a comprehensive framework of...
