Forwarders & Carriers Liabilities
Οδική Μεταφορά – CMR – Ανάλυση
ΟΔΙΚΗ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΑ Η συνθήκη αυτή αφορά την σύμβαση για την διεθνή οδική μεταφορά πραγμάτων, τη γνωστή ως CMR, που υπεγράφη στην Γενεύη στις 19 Μαΐου 1956 και παρέμεινε ανοιχτή προς υπογραφή για τις χώρες που ανήκαν στο οικονομικό μπλοκ της Ευρώπης. Η συνθήκη ήρθε σε ισχύ μετά την 90η ημέρα με την υπογραφή και [...]
Carriage by Road – CMR – Analysis
Historically, this is not so in the case of common carriers, who may be defined as those who declare themselves ready to accept for carriage goods of a general nature and over general routes. Such carriers are bound to accept goods of a usual nature provided that they have space and vehicles suitable and are [...]
Deductible Buy-down
Question: Why should I have to carry a higher deductible than I am financially comfortable with? Answer: You do not have to! Have you ever been asked this question by one of your clients? Well now you have the answer. Greenwoods, has identified this potential risk and has designed a specialist program which brings the [...]
ΕΥΘΥΝΕΣ ΟΔΙΚΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΕΩΝ
(Βαρεία Αμέλεια του Μεταφορέα) Τα ασφαλιστήρια συμβόλαια, συνήθως προβλέπουν συγκεκριμένα μέτρα ασφαλείας που πρέπει να τηρεί ο μεταφορέας. Έτσι, είναι συνηθισμένος ο όρος στις ασφαλίσεις διεθνών και εθνικών οδικών μεταφορών, ότι σε περίπτωση που σταθμεύσει το αυτοκίνητο, ο οδηγός οφείλει να εξασφαλίσει ότι το αυτοκίνητο θα κλειδώνεται και θα σταθμεύει σε φυλασσόμενο χώρο όπως σε [...]
Common Carrier or Contract Carrier
“Cargo Liability Insurance” Transporting cargo from one side of the country to another or anywhere in-between is a dangerous proposition, and that’s where cargo liability insurance comes in. There are organized crime rings that actually hijack trailers and steal goods on board as a way to make quick money, so the contents of a trailer [...]
Rotterdam Rules
useful comments by Mr. Anton Zuidwijk Dr. Kay Pysden published an article in the IFW-bulletin that Europe should have a firm stance on the Rotterdam Rules and finished with her opinion that these should be rejected. I agreed with many of her observations, but not with her conclusion that the RR should be rejected. My [...]
Freight Forwarding
Freight Forwarding Services FIATA Model Rules PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Applicability 1.1. These Rules apply when they are incorporated; however this is made, in writing, orally or otherwise, into a contract by referring to the FIATA Rules for Freight Forwarding Services. 1.2. Whenever such reference is made, the parties agree that these Rules shall [...]
Are You Adequately Covered?
All Forwarding companies must assume some liability for the transported items. Insurance is always a complicated topic, but it’s important to understand the coverage you have during your transit. It’s not fun to find out your items are not fully covered after they are damaged. It’s the same as closing the barn door after the [...]
Does The Contract Of Insurance “Matched” The Contract Of Carriage?
An Unremarkable Decision? Should the Freight Forwarder “match” his exposures with his Insurance Cover? In April 2010, the Court of Appeal granted an appeal of a decision which at first glance may appear to be of limited application to freight forwarding agents, but upon closer inspection may have a wider impact on all insurance intermediaries. [...]
Οι Υποχρεώσεις και οι Ευθύνες των Φορτωτών
The Rotterdam Rules Εισαγωγή 1. Σε γενικές γραμμές, η Συνθήκη “The Rotterdam Rules (RR)” δεν έχει ουσιαστικές αλλαγές σε σύγκριση με την ήδη υπάρχουσα νομοθεσία, όσο αφορά τις ευθύνες και τις υποχρεώσεις των Φορτωτών. Τα περισσότερα χαρακτηριστικά επί του θέματος έχουν διατηρηθεί σχεδόν τα ίδια με αυτά που προβλέπονται στις συνθήκες της Χάγης (HR), της [...]