E-News for September 30, 2009
Below please find summaries of e-news articles posted through the end of September, 2009. As always, these and all past articles are available in our searchable, on-line database.
Forwarderlaw Server Changeover Complete!
Owing to changes in ownership at our old host, Forwarderlaw has recently moved to hosting services provided by Pacific Software Publishing:
http://pspinc.com/
We thank PSP for their assistance and generous donation of hosting services. During the changeover, we understand that some subscribers were not receiving our e-news in their inboxes. If this problem has affected you, then please accept our apologies, and don’t forget that the e-news and the articles are always available in our searchable database online at:
www. forwarderlaw.com
Cool Reception for Rotterdam Rules
Only 16 nations have so far signed on to the new Convention, which comes into force 1 year after 20 nations deposit their ratification instruments. The coming out party for the Rules may also turn out to be their farewell; at the very least, the USA has quite a selling job ahead of them!
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=574
Legal Issues Arising out of Claims for Delay
Delay claims, which include both claims for economic loss arising from delay as well as claims for spoliation or damage to perishable cargo, are among the most notoriously difficult and complex claims faced by carriage contractors. Nonetheless, neither the common law nor the existing conventions provide a hospitable environment for these claims, accordingly to UK editor Paul Bugden. For more click here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=576
Calcium Hyperchlorite Back in the News!
Calcium Hyperchlorite can spontaneously self-ignite during carriage, as discussed previously on Forwarderlaw. A recent 89 page decision of the English Courts in the matter of the Aconcagua confirms that shippers tendering this product need an A-1 liability policy with very generous limits! In this case, shippers raised the issue of storage on top of a heated bunker as contributory. For discussion by Peter Jones, click here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=572
New Reference: Goods in Transit and Freight Forwarding
Forwarderlaw editor for England Paul Bugden, along with colleague Dr Simone Lamont-Black, are pleased to announce the release of the second edition of their text "Goods In Transit and Freight Forwarding". A detailed review of what’s new in this must-have resource for forwarding professionals can be found here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=575
General
Previous e-news summaries and all past articles are available and searchable on-line at
www.forwarderlaw.com
If you would like to be removed from the mailing list hit your reply button and type in "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Please send this edition of Forwarderlaw E-news to a friend who would benefit from an introduction to this resource.
If you wish to send the General Editor an article, please “telegraph” your intentions by a previous email, so that your article does not get deleted like the numerous virus-carrying emails.
Thank-you for reading!
|
