Maritime insights and claims intelligence from Singapore
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) recently established a register for the voluntary registrationi of NVOCC’sii involved in container shipping. In addition, the IMB launched a course, the IMB NVOCC Bill of Lading Certificate (“NBL”) targeted at the NVOCC’siii. To celebrate…
Webinar conducted by Council for National and International Commercial Arbitration and CNICA Mediation Centre on 18th Sep 2020 and which can be viewed at
We were recently advised that the Indian Govt is in the process of updating its law1 with respect to the Multimodal Transport of Goods. We had, in our earlier article “Unintended Consequences of MTGA 1993”2 commented on the prevailing act,…
This article discusses the common issues related to freight set-offs in the Indian context.
Webinar conducted on 23rd July 2020 by Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI) and Consolidators Association of India on Claims related to Cargo and Errors & Omissions and which can be viewed at
Webinar conducted by My Logistics Gurukul on15th July 2020 on E-Bill of Lading: A way to Digital Transformation and which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_400IR8hMc&t=470s
This question cropped up in a claim under a Transport Liability Policy in which the claimed amounts exceeded the limits provided in the policy. In this instance, the policy provided for a substantial deductible and therefore it was important to…
Webinar conducted on 23rd June 2020 by Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI) on Bills of Lading and which can be viewed at
Given the present lockdown in place due to N Covid19, cargo interests involved in international transport are facing difficulties due to the requirement of paper documents to facilitate cargo transfer. While some quick fixes have been worked out by Carriers…
This article discusses on ADI and what more could be done to ensure that the recovery matches the loss.
This article discusses on the changes to the wordings of Letter of Indemnities of Container Carriers to facilitate the various documentary processes
Webinar conducted on 11th April 2020 by the Middle East Branch of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers in which I participated as a speaker. The Webinar can be viewed by clicking at