Some of our clients were recently approached by independent 3rd parties (who assist their clients to conduct due diligence / company search etc.) seeking details of some their customers together with details of some specific shipments effected. This article considers…
When parties are involved in negotiating shipping contracts such as charterparties, they often do not pay enough attention on dispute resolution including arbitration clauses. This is obviously understandable given that parties intend to work together for mutual benefit. However, disputes…
While writing the first part of this article in April 2015, we were under the impression that this aspect was not dealt with earlier. However, we have since come across an opinion by the Advisory Committee of the Association of…
Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers (“NVO”) may use their own equipment / containers for the carriage of the goods. This article discusses issues which may arise due to the liability and equipment risks being covered under separate policies. NVO’s are…
A Transport Liability Policy covers the legal and contractual liability of the Insured involved in transportation of cargo. As the cargo is not owned by the Insured, it is often thought that the GA and Salvage Clause is of no…
This article discusses on the duty of Container Operators to provide “seaworthy” containers and its effect under the contract of carriage. It also touches on the possible consequences for insured cargo interests should they not inspect the containers to consider…
This article discusses the issues faced by NVOCC’s in the defence of cargo claims. In the first part of the article, we had submitted that contractual carriers are entitled to i) Exclude Liability provided they could provide evidence that the…
NVOCC would generally load their containers with feeder operators either on “use” or on “slot chartered” basis. With respect to loading on “use” basis, unless there are contractual terms specifically agreed prior to loading, the Bills of Lading issued by…
We recently read an article which mentioned that there were additional risks associated with the issue of a House Bills of Lading (“HBL”) by a Freight Forwarder and / or NVOCC. The purpose of this article is to define what…
Presentation given at Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Dubai on 11 May 2015 Download Now