by Editor | Jul 11, 2023 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The Court of Appeal has held that the one-year limitation period under Hague-Visby Rules applies to misdelivery after discharge The claimant, FIMBank, had taken a pledge over the bills of lading and cargo as security. It stood in...
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 | Mar 30, 2023 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The Netherlands – carriage by sea: Gencon 1994 charterparty, damage to cargo carried on board of the vessel, who is responsible and liable? The Amsterdam Court of Appeal rendered a judgment on 24...
by Editor | Jan 25, 2023 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This case will probably (for which see the final paragraph below) lead to a sea change in English law with regard to limitation under the Hague-Visby Rules where there may be some minor physical damage to cargo, but there is a far...
by Editor | Nov 21, 2022 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Andrew Yates, Lane Powell, USA What began as a straightforward dispute between an importer and Maersk[1] over demurrage charges incurred during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic has now become a major retaliation complaint before the Federal Maritime Commission...
by Editor | Nov 7, 2022 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. 100 years after it was first introduced and 30 years since the last revision, BIMCO have revised the Uniform General Charter, the most popular form of general charter. There has been no tinkering this time. It is a major change to...
