At the request of their customers, Carriers regularly issue Switch Bills of Lading. This articles touches on the risks together with the risk management procedures which should be considered by the Carriers prior to issue of any Switch Bills of…
This article discusses the limitation of liability available under the Hague and Hague/Visby Rules. It also cites instances where limitation of liability under the Hague Rules may actually be better than the Hague/Visby Rules. The International Convention for the Unification…
This article discusses in detail on the issues to be considered when a Container Operator decides to become a slot charterer. While these issues were touched on our earlier articles, “Should a Container Operator become a Slot Charterer?” and “Connecting…
This article focuses on Clause 5.6 of Institute Container Clauses, Time 1/1/87 and its effect. It also discusses ways to manage the risks which are uninsured due to this exclusion. This article focuses on Clause 5.6 of the Institute…
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…