This article describes issues which may arise when there is double insurance One of the claims we previously handled was a RDC claim in which there were two insurances covering the same risk (the P&I Insurers covered ¼ RDC and…
This article focuses on the insurance cover available to various parties who may be involved in a General Average Following our article of General Average – Issues arising in Container Shipping of last week, we now focus on the various…
This article discusses, as we see it, the issues faced in General Averages in the Container Liner Industry 1.Introduction: General Average can be defined as a principle of maritime law in which parties who have benefited from any extraordinary sacrifice…
In our role as consultants to various shipping companies, we have been asked by our clients to comment on the risks involved for them to act as delivery agents for shipments by third party intermediaries on an ad-hoc basis either…
In our course of work, we have been involved in many claims for which the cause of the loss appeared to be due to the fault / negligence of the cargo owners (generally the Shipper under the contract). However, recovery…
Article for Container Operators / NVOCC discussing the advantages of becoming a Slot Charterer Download Now In our last article on calculating cargo exposures, we did suggest that it may be worthwhile for Container Operators / Intermediaries to consider becoming…
This article focusses on International transport intermediaries / operators acting as contractual carriers (who in turn, contract with an overlying or the actual/performing carrier, for the performance of the actual carriage). The aim of the article is to draw attention…
This article focuses on Detention and Demurrage. As the target audience includes Bulk and Liner Operators (a majority of which is in containerised trade), we will initially discuss on how they arise separately and then focus on the common issues.…
The first question to ask is what abandonment of cargo is and why does this happen?Abandonment of cargo refers to the action taken by the cargo interests to avoid / deny their interests in the cargo and thereby avoid liability…
This is a topic which has been discussed in many newsletters. However, we felt that it might be worthwhile to relook at this particularly as this was the topic of our discussions in the very recent past with one of…