TT Talk Edition 128 - 12/03/2010
12/03/2010
1. ICHCA International 2010 Biennial Conference
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, the TT Club's Risk Management Director, comments:
Dr Chris Foster of Dr J H Burgoyne & Partners LLP has drawn attention to the US Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) advice issued concerning transportation of batteries for recycling and disposal following a number of serious incidents.
Ocean carriers are often caught between cargo interests fighting over whether, and to whom, cargo may be released. Where shipment is made pursuant to a traditional negotiable or order bill of lading, the rules are relatively straightforward. But when the shipment is made pursuant to a non-negotiable/straight bill of lading ('Straight B/L') or pursuant to 'sea waybill', the question becomes far more complex, especially in light of the inconsistent treatment of Straight B/L's and sea waybills from nation to nation (endnote 1). It comes as no surprise, then, that this topic has been frequently revisited by TT Talk (endnote 2).
TT Talk Edition 127 - 04/03/2010
04/03/2010
1. Delivery under 'Straight' bills of lading under United States law
TT Talk Edition 126 - 12/02/2010
12/02/2010
1. Snow danger above - US East & North East in particular
TT Talk Edition 125 - 27/01/2010
29/01/2010
1. US '10+2' Rule - fully enforced per 26 January 2010
Bill Brassington of ETS Consulting has drawn attention to the recent publication by the Container Owners Association of the second edition of the Recommended Code of Practice for Flexitanks.
A few days ago, A TT Club Member received the following (automatically generated) message from a large airline: hese conventions, airlines are in no position to bar claimants from using traditional paper means for the required 'written' notification.
TT Talk Editions 123 and 124 reported that IATA was adjusting its air waybill conditions of contract, which are based on IATA Resolution 600b, to the new Montreal Convention 1999 liability limit of 19 SDR per kg.
The US '10+2' Rule ('Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements') requires the US importer to submit electronically 10 data elements of advance cargo information to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In addition, the ocean carrier must provide 2 message sets. The '10+2' Rule applies to cargo arriving in the US by ocean vessel, but bulk cargo, unless placed in containers, is excluded from the '10+2' filing requirement.