Understand UNCITRAL’s efforts to digitise negotiable cargo documents, aiming to enhance security and efficiency in international trade.

An English court decision where a subcontractor of the bill of lading carrier was able to exercise positive rights against a shipper who had taken proceedings and secured judgment in a jurisdiction other than what was specified in the jurisdiction clause in the bill of lading.  

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has set up an industry led Task and Finish Group (TFG) to explore raising standards in truck parking facilities and increasing the capacity of parking spaces across the country.

Freight crime continues to present major challenges for the supply chain industry.