27/07/2009
CBFCA, the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia Inc, has revised its 2006 conditions, creating the '2009 Terms and Conditions'.
According to Information Paper 40/2009 published by ICHCA International, security regulations for air and sea cargoes in the EU and US are being made increasingly strict.
'As highlighted in the article in TT Talk Edition 115, a key change in IMDG Code Amendment 34-08 is the new mandatory training requirements for shore side staff involved in the preparation, handling and transport of dangerous goods by sea. Accidents involving packaged dangerous goods continue to occur and this measure is seen as an important element in the wider programme of tackling this issue.
20/07/2009
The Club will help inform its Members on the implications of changes to international conventions at a series of seminars this autumn.
07/07/2009
Four regional finalists representing the future of the freight forwarding industry are preparing to travel to Geneva for the FIATA World Congress - 21st-25th September. The four, from South Africa, Mexico, Singapore and Germany, will each be hoping for selection as the overall Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year and a prize that includes hands-on training experience at one of TT Club's regional centres in London, Hong Kong or New Jersey.
02/07/2009
Transport & logistics insurer, TT Club, explains the process of "telex release' for freight forwarders in relation to bills of lading. Find out more.
On 11 June 2009 the 'Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network' came into force in Cambodia, China, India, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia and Tajikistan (another 15 countries are currently simply signatories).
15/06/2009
The other big issue in the Hong Kong case of Carewins v Bright Fortune Shipping was the carrier's attempt to exclude liability for misdelivery.
The Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong SAR has held on 12 May 2009 in Carewins v Bright Fortune Shipping that the 'presentation rule' applies to 'straight' bills of lading like it does to 'order' bills. This confirms the judgments by Stone J (2006) and the Court of Appeal (2007) (TT Talk Editions 90, 93 and 100). The 'presentation rule' means that, for delivery of the goods, the consignee must surrender the 'straight' bill to the carrier.
28/05/2009
Specialist insurance mutual, TT Club has long sought to guide those involved in international supply chains through the complexities of owners' and carriers' liability for goods in transit. Logistics operators and freight forwarders in particular will benefit from TT Club's latest advisory handbook
30/04/2009
ICHCA International recently published Information Paper 38a/2009 as an addition to the paper on Split Rim Wheels which was included in TT Talk Edition 115 (item 2) of 27 January 2009. The new Information Paper is as follows:
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