by Editor | Sep 14, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada On August 10th Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the “Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021”, a bipartisan proposal which would, if passed, become the first...
by Editor | Sep 6, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The recently reported case of SK Shipping Europe PLC v VLCC 3 Corporation and another raised a number of legal issues which are of general interest as a matter of English commercial law and arise from time to time but do not often...
by Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
On Friday July 9th the White House announced a series of 72 initiatives spanning virtually every federal jurisdiction and intended to address anti-competitive practices in industries from telecommunications to prescription drugs. Among these initiatives is an order...
by Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
A brief overview of the recent Belgian case law Adry Poelmans, Van Doosselaere Avocaten, Belgium Over the last few years, freight forwarders have been confronted with extensive (and sometimes outrageous) demurrage charges from sea carriers. Although demurrage serves...
by Editor | May 6, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Steffen Maelicke and Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany The grounding of the Ever Given container vessel in the Suez Canal caused considerable congestion for many other vessels which were trapped on both sides of the canal. As such, cargo interests...
by Editor | Apr 23, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, National Issues
The union representing Longshoremen at the Port of Montreal, Syndicat des débardeurs local 375, has issued a formal strike notice that will take effect Monday, April 26th. Readers should note that significant disruptions of both import and export cargoes through the...
