25/11/2009
By the end of 2009 the liability limit for cargo in Art 22(3) of the Montreal Convention 1999 for international carriage by air will increase from 17 SDR to 19 SDR per kilogram. A SDR (Special Drawing Right) currently equals about USD 1.60.
As is now widely known in the industry, 16 countries signed the Rotterdam Rules at the signing ceremony of 23 September 2009. By 26 October 2009, the number of signatures increased to 21 countries.
11/11/2009
In a concerted effort to reduce injuries and equipment damage in port operations, the TT Club, PEMA and ICHCA International have announced a joint initiative to establish minimum safety standards for quay container cranes
20/08/2009
In accordance with Article 79 of the Venezuelan Organic Customs Law Regulations an import container unit is exempt from customs formalities applicable to the temporary admission regime for a period of three months. The general purpose of this exemption is to facilitate unloading operations in the country in the normal course of international trade.
A Singapore based transport operator undertook to provide logistics services for a large German manufacturer. The agreement incorporated the German manufacturer's model contract, expressly excluded application of the operator's trading conditions and was subject to German law and jurisdiction.
02/08/2009
The TT Club's latest publication, a revised edition of its comprehensive risk mitigation guide for windstorms, offers marine and inland terminal operators valuable information and advice on how to minimise storm damage to their installations and customers' cargoes. This second edition has been developed and published jointly with ICHCA International.
27/07/2009
Readers of TT Talk and other TT publications will be familiar with the concerns expressed about the quality of declaration of cargo, particularly in the maritime part of the supply chain.
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.
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