That the bill of lading is said to have been lost is no excuse for delivering the shipment without production of the original document. The reality is one can never be 100% sure what has happened to…
AIison Cook of the Club's Sydney office helpfully draws readers' attention to a problem faced by the local transport operators relating to recovery of container detention charges:
The International Maritime Organisation has set up a new sub-division within the UN secretariat's maritime safety division in response to enhanced focus on maritime security.
The saga of the MSC Napoli, the 53,409 gross tons container ship that started taking in water in a January storm and now lies, deliberately beached, in Lyme Bay in Devon, has provoked a stream of…
A lien means the right to detain possession of somebody else's property as security for a debt. It is an aggressive but difficult tool. Transport operators must understand how to exercise a right of…
Many Members and operators are constantly plagued by uncollected / unclaimed cargoes, which may bring about considerable bills on warehousing, container "demurrage" (i.e. late-return charges), and…
Cargo, like computer parts, mobile phones, electronic equipment, and spirits in road transit are a target for criminals. A member of the Club recently experienced two expensive thefts involving…
The words "without prejudice", which are sometimes marked on business correspondence, are not new to those of you who have worked with insurance and claims cases.
TT Club, the specialist transport insurance provider, has further strengthened its loss prevention team through the appointment of Laurence Jones to the new position of Manager Risk Assessment.
