E-News for July 31, 2008

A safe and happy summer from all of our correspondents to all of our readers (in the Northern hemisphere!)

Canadian Forwarder held liable for Cuba trade

First-time contributor Doreen Edelman writes of a Canadian forwarder that was fined and suspended as a result of it’s involvement in arranging a shipment of goods from the US to Canada and on to Cuba. Read more here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=512

Declaring Value for Cargo

Canadian correspondent and Editor Emeritus Peter F. M. Jones writes about the efforts of two courier companies to limit their liability through the use of declared value provisions. One is a success story, the other is not, but valuable lessons are to be had from both:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=511

Freight Forwarding in Pakistan

The final two parts of Ross Masud’s backgrounder on the development of the forwarding industry in Pakistan have now been posted, along with the notes:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=514
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=515
Notes:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=513

Can a B/L be endorsed by Shipper’s Agent?

Vlad Cioarec writes from Romania on a common industry practice that can have unintended legal consequences: the issuance of B/L’s endorsed by a forwarder as agent for the shipper. For the full article click here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=509

Heavy Lift and Project Forwarding

In what we hope is the first in a series, U.K. editor Paul Budgen introduces readers to the heavy lift and project forwarding. This is not a standard form business, and the risks and rewards are both very real. To learn more click here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=516

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