Forwarderlaw E-news: June 2012
A happy Canada day to all! Below you will find summaries of articles of interest published to www.Forwarderlaw.com in the last month:
Release of Cargo without Bill of Lading – Practice and Pitfalls
While requests to release cargo without presentation of a bill of lading are quite common, and may even be commercially reasonable, release without presentation can expose the forwarder to tremendous liability. For practical tips from General Editor and Member for Canada Gavin Magrath click here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=834
Payment for maintenance of America's ports has always been a thorny but driving issue. Over time public works performed by the likes of the Army Corps of Engineers have given way to user-funded maintenance systems paid by the Harbor Maintenance Tax (1986). Or Member for the US West Coast, Steve Block, provides this critical analysis of the purpose and success of the regime here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=831
Law on Sea Ports of Ukraine: First Impressions
The long awaited reform of sea port legal status has finally become law and some of the provisions came into force on 13 June 2012. Member for Ukraine Arthur Nitsevyich reviews the key elements of the new klegislation:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=833
Maritime Days in Odessa 2012
With more news from Ukraine, Maritime Days in Ukraine were held from 31 May up to 2 June 2012 in Odessa. The annual international gathered more than 100 delegates from 14 countries of the world in the Bristol Hotel on the 1st of June. For more information on the conference and program click here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=832
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