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…
Chans Advice 130 – Refusal to release cargoes w/o B/L (II)
Remember our last issue Chans advice/129 that the forwarder was held liable for its refusing to release the goods to the named consignee without original straight Bill of Lading? On…
Chans Advice 129 – Refusal to release cargoes w/o B/L
The Hong Kong District Court issued a Judgment on 8/2/2011 holding a Hong Kong forwarder liable for its refusing to release the cargoes to a consignee without production of the…
Chans Advice 128 – BL jurisdiction clause
The Hong Kong High Court issued a Judgment on 3/8/2011 holding that a Korean shipping company could not rely on its Bill of Lading’s Korean jurisdiction clause to stay a…
Chans Advice 127 – COGSA package limitation
The Hong Kong High Court issued a Judgment on 7/6/2011 explaining the concept of the package limitation of the United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.