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We have been advocating arbitrationi as the preferred dispute resolution process for Liner/NVO Bills of Lading (“Bs/L”) for the past few years as we remain convinced that this form of dispute resolution is both cost effective and efficient to deal…
We had earlier penned an article on Shipped on Board Date. Given that we recently encountered further queries on this topic and have had the opportunity to view the latest article of The Shipping and Freight Resource on Should the…
International Shipping has become increasingly specialized, and which has led to many parties including Owners of vessel being involved in the trading for freight. The other parties include Charterers, Operators, NVOCC’s, etc. In the Bulk trades, the Bills of Lading…
Many a times parties believe that they are acting in one specific role i.e. as Agenti but when the facts or contractual documents are reviewed, sometimes they find that they are also a party to the contract. A party can…
This article will touch on some of the issues faced by a Container Carrier (“CC”). Mis-declaration of cargo: We have, in the recent past, seen mis-declarations made by cargo interests for shipments out of Singapore. The issue comes to the…
We thank the Madras Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to present our views on the above topic. Our talk can be viewed at the below YouTube Link The earlier speakers (Dr Malini Shankar and Mr Amitava (Raja) Majumdar’s speech…
We recently participated in a talk on “Why is Arbitration important in Logistics” jointly conducted by Singapore Logistics Association and the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration held on 30th of April 2024i. It has been our firm belief that trades…
We had written earlier on this topic and our earlier articles can be seen at Bills of Lading – Issues & Switch Bills of Lading – Revisited. Also, we would recommend a paper on Managing the risks of Switch Bills…
In the “Star Antares” (Star Axe I LLC v Royal and Sun Alliance Luxembourg S.A. – Belgian Branch and others)i, the English High Court ruled on which version of the York Antwerp Rules (1994 or 2016) applied to a Congen…
Limitation of Liability (“LOL”) clauses are essential to any carriage / service contracts so as to cap the exposure to breaches of the service provider. In the case of Bills of Lading contracts, invariably the Hague or Hague Visby Rules…
The focus on any business negotiation is to try and reach an agreement at the earliest opportunity. This being the case, attention would be mainly on the provision of the product/service and the price to clinch the deal. Once parties…
We had earlier published on Electronic Bills of Ladingi(“eB/L”) and our intention in publishing this article is not to cover what has been stated earlier. We are happy to see that the number of service providers/platforms for eB/L’s continue to…