TT Talk Edition 50 - 04/07/2004
04/07/2004
1. Check hazards on-line!
TT Talk Edition 51 - 04/07/2004
04/07/2004
1. Readers' input on hazmat
2. Shipments of eletronic scrap
3. Counterfeit goods
4. Freight forwarders on the critical list
5. ISPS
The TT Club is drawing attention to the significant reductions in damage liability during restowing operations afforded by the package limitations under the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (US COGSA).
TT Talk Edition 49 - 03/06/2004
03/06/2004
1. European Union states adopt the Montreal Convention
The International Safety Panel of the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association (ICHCA) was set up in 1990 and currently has 38 members across nineteen countries and international organisations. The TT Club is a member and has taken a very positive role in the panel's activities. This involvement continues with Andrew Webster, our Loss Prevention Manager acting as one of the three deputy chairmen.
TT Talk Edition 48 - 25/05/2004
25/05/2004
1. "Said to contain" notations in US-bound bills of lading
Peter Zambito, partner in Dougherty, Ryan, Giuffra, Zambito and Hession of New York, writes about the problems of claiming against US railroad operators.
The TT Club, the leading transport risk insurance provider, has secured an important clarification for its Members from the US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) service regarding the continued ability to utilise the term "said to contain" (STC) on bills of lading.
TT Club keeps its 'very good' AM Best rating
23/05/2004
RATINGS agency AM Best has forecast that Through Transport Club will continue producing good profits into next year.
TT Talk Edition 47 - 06/05/2004
06/05/2004
1. Sea carrier's liability when cargo temporarily off-loaded
TT Talk - How thin is your protection?
05/05/2004
Our friend Peter Zambito from the New York law firm of Dougherty, Ryan, Giuffra, Zambito & Hession points out that judges in US courts, as well as their counterparts in other countries, take considerable exception to clauses on bills of lading or other transport documents that are extremely difficult to read