by Editor | Jun 6, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Maurice Lynce + Tom Mangan, Mills Oakley, Australia RECENTLY, MV “APL England” lost more than 50 containers overboard off the coast of NSW during poor weather and another 80 have been damaged on board the ship. Notably, a similar incident impacted the very same...
by Editor | May 25, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone, New Zealand The Federal Maritime Commission[1] recently released its final interpretive rule concerning the reasonableness of detention and demurrage charges. The FMC’s announcement is a response to complaints of shippers, freight...
by Editor | May 18, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
The US Federal Maritime Commission‘s Interpretive Rule on Carrier Billing Practices (85 FR 29638, 46 CFR 545, Docket No. 19-05) came into force today. The purpose of the rule is to establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable regulations and practices...
by Editor | May 18, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Felix Goebel, Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany On 8 November 2018 the Hamburg Higher Regional Court had to rule on a damages claim arising from the loss of deck cargo during a sea voyage (6 U 222/16). The court ruled this case differently from a...
by Editor | Mar 5, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in this case. This was a case in which vessel owners sought general average contributions and a proportion of cargo interests declined – on the basis that there had been actionable...
by Editor | Feb 5, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Adrián Guzmán Sánchez, AS Consultores, Mexico In the logistics world, the Freight Forwarder is the provider of specialized services that, acting as a third party between the user and the carrier, develops and coordinates logistics activities for the transportation of...
