by Editor | Jun 18, 2018 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Arnold Van Steenderen, Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Under the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) carriers shall be free to agree among themselves on provisions other than those...
by Editor | Jan 24, 2018 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Ref: Mid-America Freight Logistics, LLC v. Walters Trucking, Inc., 2017 WL 4778570 (E.D. Mo. 2017) Freight broker Mid-America Freight Logistics had a contract with motor carrier Walters Trucking whereby Walters agreed to hold...
by Editor | Sep 28, 2016 | Carriage by Road, National Issues
Mikhail Selivanov, Interlegal Ukraine FIATA states that freight forwarding companies get involved in nearly 80 % of international transportations by all types of vehicles. The official concept of “freight forwarding and logistic services” adopted on 29.10.2004 jointly...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Road, Insurance, National Issues
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark An insurance company had to pay damages amounting to approximately 650,000 EUR, when a fire arose in a truck, which a Danish carrier had leased from an affiliated company in Italy. According to the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court,...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Road, Liability for Freight, National Issues
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A road haulier who performed a road carriage in Denmark was liable for damage of 70,000 Euro which occurred in England whilst the goods were in the custody of the third carrier in the transport chain. This has recently been decided by the...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Road, Insurance, Liability for Freight, Summaries of Cases
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A wind turbine nacelle was damaged worth 228.000 EUR during transportation. The shipper of the nacelle made a settlement with the road haulier about compensating 134.000 EUR of the damages. Subsequently, the shipper claimed damages from the...
