A carrier can rely on the terms of the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (US-COGSA) to limit liability for damage while the cargo was temporarily on shore during restowing operations at an intermediate port, the US Court of Appeals for the fourth circuit, sitting in Norfolk Virginia, has decided.
TT Talk Edition 46 - 28/04/2004
28/04/2004
1. Hazmat safety : Let's share the knowledge!
One of the questions members frequently ask the Club is about the difference between a forwarder's certificate of receipt (FCR) and an NVOC (non-vessel-operating carrier) bill of lading.
TT Talk Edition 45 -01/04/2004
01/04/2004
1. Cargo carriage - or a fairground ride?
When you have finished reading this stand up at your desk. Now imagine that within ten seconds you are moved to a position two storeys above you and 11 metres along the floor. And then, with equal suddenness, you are back at your desk, only to be immediately transported back again up two floors and 11 metres along ... and so on and on, three times a minute, one hundred and eighty times an hour, for days at a time... Within a few minutes of this treatment you would be begging for this torture to stop. Yet this is not some white-knuckle fairground ride, but what cargo experiences day in, day out in containers on board ship.
TT Talk - Rail transport shocks
31/03/2004
Even on land, cargo can experience very substantial decelerations, particularly where containers are carried by rail. Although containers are now more often carried on dedicated point-to-point container trains, on long-distance movements marshalling cannot be eliminated altogether.
The TT Club has delivered a stark warning to port facility operators that miss the July 1 deadline for ISPS Code compliance.
TT Talk Edition 44 - 26/03/2004
26/03/2004
1. Siemens Ltd v Schenker International (Australia) Pty Ltd
TT Club's strong 2003 results and positive trading outlook fuels drive for ratings upgrade
25/03/2004
The TT Club, the leading provider of insurance and risk management services to the international transport and logistics industry, has reported another successful year for its financial year 2003
TT Talk - Container safety at sea
11/03/2004
Our colleagues at the UK P&I Club have recently published edition No. 7 in their loss-prevention series "Carefully to Carry". It looks at the problems encountered in shipping containers - particularly the stresses caused to stacks in heavy seas - and contains much useful advice on lashing and securing systems.
TT Talk Edition 43 - 11/03/2004
11/03/2004
1. Container safety at sea