Chans Advice 140 – Road haulage cargo theft
The District Court of Hong Kong issued a Judgment on 21/4/2011 dismissing a forwarder’s cargo indemnity claim of US$46,201.81 against a trucking company.
Chans Advice 139 – Abuse of process & Want of prosecution
On 5/8/2011, the District Court of Hong Kong dismissed a shipping company’s container claims against a forwarder for want of prosecution and abuse of process.
Chans Advice 138 – Which ship to blame?
The High Court of Hong Kong issued a Judgment on 26/8/2011 to determine which ship to blame in a collision case that occurred at Shanghai.
Chans Advice 137 – Ship arrest
The High Court of Hong Kong issued a Judgment on 4/5/2012 explaining some legal principles as to when shipowners should fear the arrest of their ships.
Chans Advice 136 – Container demurrage
The Shanghai Maritime Court issued a Judgment on 24/12/2009 to deal with the question whether a shipping company could charge the container demurrage based on the tariff published on its…
Chans Advice 135 – Vessel sharing agreement
The High Court of Hong Kong issued a Judgment on 2/12/2011 concerning a vessel sharing agreement.
Chans Advice 134 – Which currency to claim?
The High Court of Hong Kong issued a Judgment on 3/2/2012 concerning which currency (US$ or Euro) should be the proper one for the cargo owners in a shipment to…
Chans Advice 133 – Which law to apply?
The Hong Kong High Court on 18/11/2011 issued a Judgment concerning a quite confusing situation that three different laws (the USA, the PRC, and Hong Kong) might apply to the…
Chans Advice 132 – Hague Visby Rules Article III paragraph 6 bis
The English Court of Appeal gave a Judgment on 6/7/1987 explaining how to calculate the suit time limit for the indemnity claim under the Hague Visby Rules. ( 1 W.L.R.…
Chans Advice 131 – Forwarders’ Standard Trading Conditions Seminar | 9 November 2011 – Q & A
The 10th annual SMIC seminar on Forwarders’ Standard Trading Conditions wrapped a decade of unabated effort hammering for the freight industry’s attention to loss prevention by proper freight documents. The…