Chans Advice 271 – IATA DAWB amendments
Effective 1/7/2026, the Direct Air Waybill (DAWB) framework has been amended by International Air Transport Association in accordance with IATA Cargo Agency Conference Resolutions. A DAWB refers to a shipment…
Chans Advice 270 – Hague Visby Rules vis-a vis transhipment
In this issue, we would like to discuss an important English Court case authority establishing the principle that the Hague Visby Rules (“the Rules”) apply from the port of loading…
Chans Advice 269 – Sea / Air / Road freight charges v Cargo claims
It is an important common law rule in relation to the carriage of goods by sea, air or road that a claim in respect of cargo cannot be asserted by…
Chans Advice 268 – New PRC Maritime Code
The new Maritime Code of the People’s Republic of China has been effective from 1 May 2026, replacing the old Maritime Code (effective from 1 July 1993). In this issue,…
Chans Advice 267 – Warehouse fire under PRC Maritime Code
In the Shanghai Maritime Court’s Judgment dated 25 August 2005, the court explained how the PRC Maritime Code dealt with the liability of carriers for cargo loss and damage in…
Chans Advice 266 – Suit in HVR
According to the Hague-Visby Rules, the carrier shall be discharged of all liability in respect of the cargoes unless suit is brought within one year of their delivery or the…
Chans Advice 265 – Costs on indemnity basis
The Hong Kong High Court issued a Decision As To Costs on 5 December 2024 ordering a shipowner (which lost in an anti-suit injunction court case) to pay the winning…
Chans Advice 264 – Straight B/L v Order B/L
What is the difference between a straight bill of lading and an order bill of lading? This can be illustrated in the Wuhan Maritime Court’s Judgment dated 17 September 2019…
Chans Advice 263 – Montreal Convention – 26 SDRs/kg
The Montreal Convention is an international treaty agreed by 140 states in respect of governing carriers' liability for injury or death of passengers, damage to or loss of baggage and…
Chans Advice 262 – Undisclosed principal
The Hong Kong High Court issued a Decision on 2 October 2024 dismissing a shipping company’s application to strike out a forwarder’s third party indemnity claim in a cargo (frozen…